Key:wiki:symbol

wiki:symbol

Description

OpenStreetMap Wiki Symbol References of Hiking Path Symbols

Group: properties

URL pattern

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:$1

Used on these elements

Useful combination

Status: de facto

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OSM Tag History

Complex symbols can not be defined with osmc:symbol=* expressions.

Upload the symbol to this wiki and add a reference to the OSM object.

How to map

Add the filename of symbols. File can be in the OSM wiki or Wikimedia Commons.

Do not add the complete address.

Example for Jacobs pilgrimage ways:

wiki:symbol=Symbol_Jakobsweg.svg

... to reference the following image:

located at File:Symbol_Jakobsweg.svg

If the file is stored in the OSM wiki please add {{Used outside the Wiki|description= <some link> }} to the file description. This will help wiki editors when reviewing and categorising files. It will also add the file to Category:File used outside the wiki and thus help you find files that are uploaded already.

Tools

A template for 64x64 sized icons:

--> draw the icon and make background rectangle white -->

Symbols

List of symbols available in Commons or OpenStreetMap wiki.

Canada

Trans Canada Trail symbols (mixed hiking, cycling, equestrian, and paddling route)
Definition	Tag	Relative age (1=newest)
Trans Canada Trail	`wiki:symbol=TCTsymbolLeafPath64.svg`	1 ( Current symbol. Began use before Sep 2022 Checked on 2024-06-29. See and the current logo)
Trans Canada Trail. Still in use on some trail segments.	`wiki:symbol=TCTsymbolStraight64.svg`	2 ( Began use before May 2021. See ).
Old symbol for Trans Canada Trail's `old_name=The Great Trail`. Still in use on some trail segments.	`wiki:symbol=TheGreatTrailsymbol64.svg`	3 ( But overlaps with usage of the curved symbol. See . Officially `old_name=The Great Trail` from Sep 2016 to Jun 2021. )
Trans Canada Trail. Still in use on some trail segments.	`wiki:symbol=TCTsymbolCurved64.svg`	4 ( But overlaps with usage of `old_name=The Great Trail` symbol. See and fr:wikipedia:Fichier:Sentier_transcanadien_logo.png)

Ireland

(List incomplete)

Symbol	Definition	Tag
	Purple arrow (direction indicated by rotated arrow)	`wiki:symbol=Trailkilkenny purple arrow.svg`
	Red arrow (direction indicated by rotated arrow)	`wiki:symbol=Trailkilkenny red arrow.svg`
	Green arrow (direction indicated by rotated arrow)	`wiki:symbol=Trailkilkenny green arrow.svg`
	Light blue arrow (direction indicated by rotated arrow)	`wiki:symbol=Baby blue arrow Ireland.svg`
	White shoe prints on blue background	`wiki:symbol=Stradbally mass rock walk symbol.svg`
	Yellow arrow on black background for the MacGiollaPhádraig Way only.	`wiki:symbol=MacGiollophadraig Way.png.`

Poland

Symbol	Definition	Tag
	Black biking trail	`wiki:symbol=Szlak rowerowy czarny.svg`
	Red biking trail	`wiki:symbol=Szlak rowerowy czerwony.svg`
	Blue biking trail	`wiki:symbol=Szlak rowerowy niebieski.svg`
	Green biking trail	`wiki:symbol=Szlak rowerowy zielony.svg`
	Yellow biking trail	`wiki:symbol=Szlak rowerowy żółty.svg`

Portugal

Symbol	Definition	Tag
Grande Rota (GR) (long route)
	Correct path	`wiki:symbol=Portuguese hiking symbol-GR-Correct path.svg`
	Turn left	`wiki:symbol=Portuguese hiking symbol-GR-Turn left.svg`
	Turn right	`wiki:symbol=Portuguese hiking symbol-GR-Turn right.svg`
	Wrong path	`wiki:symbol=Portuguese hiking symbol-GR-Wrong path.svg`
Pequena Rota (PR) (short route)
	Correct path	`wiki:symbol=Portuguese hiking symbol-Correct path.svg`
	Turn left	`wiki:symbol=Portuguese hiking symbol-Turn left.svg`
	Turn right	`wiki:symbol=Portuguese hiking symbol-Turn right.svg`
	Wrong path	`wiki:symbol=Portuguese hiking symbol-Wrong path.svg`
	Correct path Pequena Rota shared with Grande Rota	`wiki:symbol=Portuguese hiking symbol-Correct path PR-GR shared.svg`