You are absolutely right. I must have been seeing ghosts. There are no signs designating that path at all. I've changed it to a simple highway=path, which should be closer to reality. Thanks

Hey,
I'm pretty sure it is. There's at least one yellow sign when walking from the stables towards the south-west. I'll verify next time I'm in the area.
Thanks for having a watchful eye.

Hey,
yes there's a gate at both ends of the highway=track section. I'm not sure for how long the west-most gate has been there but at least a few month now.