On Jan 23, 2008 11:37 AM, David Earl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've started doing detailed mapping of Newmarket, Suffolk (nothing > uploaded yet to see). As some of you may know, Newmarket is a centre of > horse racing, and has some features which , though probably not unique, > are unusual. One of these is that a number of roads have 'gallops' > alongside them. These are a bit like cycleways but for horses - they > have special surfaces, specially constructed crossings and street > furniture. They are there sometimes for exercising the horses, but some > of them simply provide access from the stables near the centre of the > town to the exercising areas on the edge of the town. > > I could (probably will) put these in as bridleways, but that doesn't > really capture the essence. We'd normally think of bridleways as tracks > or paths across fields which are open to horses, whereas these are a > specially constructed, much higher quality facility. > > I should have taken some photos - I'll do that next time I'm there. > > Has anyone else had occasion to map things like this, and have you done > anything special? Any other suggestions? I do want them to be rendered > as they are prominent features of the town. >
In the Windsor area there are "Horse Margins" which seem to be just designated road verges. I've been tagging them a bridleways. More details and a photo here: http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/prow_what_are_rights_of_way.htm Etienne > David > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk >
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