Got it, and changed accordingly. Still, shouldn't a path mean a pathway? Also just read the highway=path arguments and all I can say is, "not my fight"

Wow, robx, why didn't I think of that? Thanks for the tip, would definitely be of use the next time I go for a walk/hike.

> Just looking at your data for that area, there are quite a lot of kinks in the track you've created - but there is more than one GPX trace - which when you average them out, might suggest that the track might not actually turn quite as much. Note that I don't know the area in question - so obviously use your judgement.

I was in the area this morning just to track out the path, and for a boardwalk, this one hugs more to the terrain than most I've seen before. Therefore, the paths are not that straight IMO. I also made sure to note which part of the path sticks out of the water as well.

I might be there again, just to track again, on a clearer day. This morning, the iPhone just cannot get a lock at all in the area, but my Forerunner 405 locked to 5/6 satellites at a time with no hiccups. But since the 405 is not really an all purpose GPS, getting waypoints out of the thing is a tiresome, and manual task.

Again, thanks for all the tips everyone. I'm very new here, and still getting a grasp out of the tools, and this excellent mapping project, that saved my bacon more than once :)

> Just looking at your data for that area, there are quite a lot of kinks in the track you've created - but there is more than one GPX trace - which when you average them out, might suggest that the track might not actually turn quite as much. Note that I don't know the area in question - so obviously use your judgement.

I was in the area this morning just to track out the path, and for a boardwalk, this one hugs more to the terrain than most I've seen before. Therefore, the paths are not that straight IMO. I also made sure to note which part of the path sticks out of the water as well.

I might be there again, just to track again, on a clearer day. This morning, the iPhone just cannot get a lock at all in the area, but my Forerunner 405 locked to 5/6 satellites at a time with no hiccups. But since the 405 is not really an all purpose GPS, getting waypoints out of the thing is a tiresome, and manual task.

Again, thanks for all the tips everyone. I'm very new here, and still getting a grasp out of the tools, and this excellent mapping project, that saved my bacon more than once :)

>> Generally though, for really simple edits, I try to retain existing objects where possible though because it makes the object's history easier to read.

I get what you mean. As I was mapping trail data, editing means adding more points and moving those around, while splitting other points. It was so much easier to delete, and add the points. And name the trail its proper name.

For such a small area, the caretaker for whatever reason, named small length of a section a trail. I just made sure the start/end points are correct.

The original was just a simple layout with no name, so it's just a plain track. Anyway, whatever it is, it looks like OSM still honors the old track, and I've no idea if my edits are 'accepted'.

Thanks for the explanation Andrew.