Bryce writes:
I've frequently wanted to map "the trails that peter out" for
exactly the reason you state.
The choices as a mapper seem wrong:
1) Map the trail : thus encouraging use of a flawed route.
2) Don't map the trail. The casual map reader thinks OSM is missing
something.
Possible solutions include a node type of "becomes indistinct", or "dead end".
I have seen mapped (and done so myself) to good effect the tag
"noexit=yes" at the end of such a path. This might or might not
render (depends) similar to the German "Dead End" sign.
How to mark the way is trickier.
I have used tag "trail_visibility" [excellent, good, intermediate,
bad, horrible, no] in decreasing quality to denote paths which
eventually disappear. I appreciate that our wiki characterizes "no"
as "mostly pathless" and that "excellent orientational skills" are
required. This allows either a turn-back or bushwhacking, as the
hiker desires.
SteveA
California
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