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Is there a resource where you can upload, share and discover hiking routes in somewhat like wikipedia-style?

I am using Komoot app currently. It is good, but i don't feel like investing my own time and data to a closed paid platform with no ability to export and share the content freely.

Collaborating on hiking routes sounds like something #OpenStreetMap should be able to do with attributes. I don't know if this already exists that way, it might.

Does anyone deeper in the OSM community know?

@bookwar

Akkana Peck

@clacke @bookwar One of the reasons I like using instead of proprietary maps is that I (and other people) can add trails that are missing and correct trails that are wrong. So it ends up showing a lot more trails, more accurately, than something like Google maps.

There are several phone apps based on OSM. I use but I don't use it for editing the map (though you can); I record my track and then make my changes when I get back to my computer.

@akkana @clacke The issue is that a good discoverable route is not just a gpx track. It also has some non-geographical data, like description, photos of the highlights, comments about special features, difficulty rating, seasonal accessibility, train connection recommendations, feature tags..

Thus, while OpenStreetMap is indeed a perfect base for such a collection, it is not enough on its own, i think.

Or maybe i don't understand how OSM works..

@bookwar @clacke Good point. I don't know of a good and open place to comment on trails, and would love to find out about one. I've seen a few less open sites that won't show you much information unless you sign up for an account, and I don't know how easy it is to comment or share details.

@bookwar

I'd say #OSM has more than just the basic bedrock for what you want. It is more than a GPS track.

If viewpoints are mapped nearby, the trail probably has views. If lots of signs are mapped along it, it's probably interpretive. If there are benches and picnic tables, there's resting points. If wheelchair=yes, it's probably ADA compliant (or equivalent). Admittedly, the sac_scale does escalate quickly for difficulty, but that's a generally used tag. There are tags for seasonality.