How to create a loop in a trail [edited]

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I have a trail shaped like a lollipop – a linear spur that leads to a closed loop. I’ve traced the “handle” and the “candy”, but cannot figure out how to close the “candy” loop and terminate it at the “handle”. I’ve tried shift-click and enter, but that creates a new single-segment way. I read that control-click might work, but it didn’t. Is there a way to close the loop?

[edit:] Should I instead enter this as a connected linear way and a closed way? That seems like it would work, but i want to ensure I’m handling it properly.

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It should probably just be a single way that loops around & comes back onto itself?

Could you please send us a link so we can see exactly what you’re talking about?

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I’ve just added this to the dev server in iD, so if you mean what I think you mean it should be possible to draw it in one go, but a link to the location is really needed because we might have got hold of the wrong end of the stick.

Yes, that would work too. Often I find that I’m splitting footpaths into smaller pieces anyway, because the surface changes, or the smoothness, or something else…

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Thanks Graeme and Andy for helping. Here’s the way with the unclosed loop.

Josh

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Thanks, Josh.

As Andy showed with his demo, that should be fine to just join back onto itself.

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Hi Graeme,

I see the map Andy sent. But haven’t been able to figure out how to close the loop. I’m using Potlatch3 on Mac.

Josh

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Split the way somewhere else on the loop and you’ll be able to join it up.

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Hi Andy,

Magic! I’ve successfully closed the loop.

I have no idea why that worked, but thank you so much for explaining.

Josh

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