Hello UK mappers
An issue has been raised to us concerning apparently made-up cycle routes being mapped in Wokingham area: Changesets by Kpechtunx | OpenStreetMap
LCN relations are being created, named as “xxx Useful Cycle Routes”, apparently to show that this way is “easier” / “better” riding.
Is anybody local able to comment on whether these are correct or not?
Please feel free to share this on the GB mailing list if you wish.
Thanks
Graeme Fitzpatrick
Moderator
OSMF Data Working Group
We see things similar to this in the USA. Our US Bike Networks “What to Map” (and NOT to map) wiki might be helpful, as it’s an easy thing to point to which quickly became liked by many and has never been disputed (and so “sticks by osmosis” or something like that). UK (Canada, Australia, wherever…) is welcome to grab the text and use as is or modify to local liking.
Armed with this, you can redact such drek “with authority.” The bottom line is, “OSM doesn’t map what is simply ‘a good ride,’ as these can be far too subjective or ephemeral” (and there are other sites which do this, often using OSM data as their base map!) A PROPER bicycle route is published by a government or signs-on-the-ground (or if proposed, is about to).
Thanks, Steve! 
Agree entirely that yes, it’s probably drek, but just wanting to make sure there’s not a local arrangement in place? 
Will pass your What to Map on to the rest of the Oz community 
In the UK, any route relation should be signed. It’s that simple. If it isn’t signed, it doesn’t belong in OSM.