Trail_visibility explained

[Hungerburg (Asa Hundert)]

@rhhs

Whether it’s signposted and marked is part of trail_visibility, not sac_scale, I think.

Mind you, the scale by the SAC says “gut gebahnt”, canonically (Oxford dictionary, DeepL) this translates to “well paved”. And that is not about markers at all, it is just about the appearance of the trail itself.

Now, removing that term “gut gebahnt|well cleard,pave” from the wiki documentation of sac_scale looks plausible, but that would leave us with little means to distinguish hiking from mountain_hiking?

@erutan

If terrain naturally doesn’t need any clearing and it’s as simple to hike on as terrain that had to be cleared it basically the same thing

You are welcome to develop a scale that does not carry the burden of another scale! I already suggested trail_technicality - corresponding trail_visibility - Though I’d prefer something that not only is useful for experienced mountaineers but can be of use for average city dwellers that only happen to leave the funicular station that a bureaux trapped them in.

PS: I started a poll in the German forum what separates hiking from mountain hiking, the community is split in a way, that is not enough to win approval of either side.