Key:trailblazed
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Description |
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Markings on outdoor paths and trails by signs, markers, poles, cairns or in another way. ![]() |
Group: hiking |
Used on these elements |
Useful combination |
Status: approved![]() |
Tools for this tag |
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Trail blazing, or way marking, is the practice of improving visibility of trails in outdoor areas, and making them easier to follow, by use of a variety of signs, objects, or markings.
Usage
- Tag
trailblazed=*
on paths or tracks which are marked using poles, cairns or other markings. If only part of the way is trailblazed, only tag the relevant sections. Do not tagtrailblazed=*
on route relations containing such a way. In route relations, useosmc:symbol=*
symbol=*
wiki:symbol=*
orcolour=*
to tag the waymarking of the entire route.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Way
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relation
- In some quite rare cases it can happens that two or more types of blazing appear on section of the way. In this case dominant blazing should be tagged or simply
trailblazed=yes
can be used. - Tag
trailblazed=no
indicates that blazing is expected, but doesn't exist. This could e.g. be the case in snowy areas where the trail is visible on the ground only in the summer. trailblazed:visibility=*
tag can be used as additional tag giving information about trail marking visibility- In the case there will be additional symbol (painted or attached) on pole or cairn the way should be tagged
trailblazed=poles
ortrailblazed=cairns
and additional tag can be usedosmc:symbol=*
symbol=*
orwiki:symbol=*
. In this casetrailblazed=symbols
shouldn't be used. trailblazed=symbols
can be used only if there is no waymarked route tagged with aosmc:symbol=*
symbol=*
wiki:symbol=*
orcolour=*
. If this condition is mettrailblazed=symbols
can be used and additional tag can be addedosmc:symbol=*
symbol=*
orwiki:symbol=*
trailblazed=poles
ortrailblazed=cairns
can be used as combination with waymarked route tagged by aosmc:symbol=*
symbol=*
wiki:symbol=*
colour=*
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Values
Tag | Description | Picture 1 | Picture 2 | Definition of marking |
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trailblazed=yes
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trail is blazed in some way | ![]() |
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Any trail marking which will not fit any definition below. |
trailblazed=no
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trail is not blazed | ![]() |
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No trail marking at all. |
trailblazed=poles
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trail is blazed by poles | ![]() |
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Trail marking made by erected poles wooden or plastic, colored or natural. If poles for example having red crosses on top for better vissibility |
trailblazed=cairns
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trail is blazed by cairns | ![]() |
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Trail marking made by piled stones. Stones should be piled up in such manner
that there is not doubt they are man made and they are there for navigational reason. |
trailblazed=symbols
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trail is blazed by symbols | ![]() |
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Trail marking made by colorful symbols painted directly on other objects like trees, stones, houses and so on. |
Examples
Picture | Tag | Description |
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trailblazed=poles |
Trail marking made by poles. Even there is red cross on top of pole tag it as |
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trailblazed=cairns |
Trail marking made by cairns. Even there is red color on the cairn I would tag it as |
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trailblazed=symbols
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Trail marking made by symbol defined by osmc:symbol=* So it should be tagged as |
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trailblazed=symbols |
Trail marking made by marker attached to the tree so it should be tagged as tag it as |
See also
- The original proposal for this key (Abandoned)
- The proposal to additional values (Approved)
- The proposal for the "Marked trail"-key
- "marked_trail" on taginfo
- Symbol - symbol disambiguation page
tourism=information
+information=trail_blaze
(ortourism=information
+information=route_marker
) - A marker that shows the position of the way. Could be a symbol or a painted marking.guidepost=*
+marker=*
+man_made=cairn
- Some additional keys and tags that can be considered when dealing with trail blazing features.