Key:snowmobile
| snowmobile |
| Description |
|---|
| defining access rights for snowmobile to use way or amenity |
| Group: Restrictions |
| Used on these elements |
| Useful combination |
| See also |
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| Status: in use |
| Tools for this tag |
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snowmobile=* is used to describe the legal access for snowmobiles.
Values
| value | Description |
|---|---|
| no | No access for snowmobiles |
| designated | A preferred or designated route for a snowmobiles |
| yes | Granted access. |
| permissive | Open to general snowmobile traffic by owners permission. Might include a fee. |
| private | Only with permission of the owner on an individual basis |
- List of possible values with descriptions: see Key:access
- All used values on Taginfo
Guidance for tags usage
A table below defines how snowmobile tag should be used with other useful tags describing the route. However, different laws in different countries cause different tagging.
Route tagging
Finland
- Off-road traffic by snowmobiles is generally forbidden and allowed only by land-owners permission. Traffic on public roads is forbidden except for some special cases.
- There are designated routes for general snowmobile traffic (snowmobile=designated). These routes are included in landuse planning and traffic on these routes is legally equal to highway traffic (but snowmobiles only).
- Some landowners have granted public access on snowmobiles on some routes or parts of their land either directly, via municipality or via local snowmobile club or another operator (snowmobile=permissive). There might be a fee one has to pay (toll=snowmobile).
- Routes that require individual permission from landowner or permission is bound to membership to a club with strict policy who is accepted as member (snowmobile=private).
- Snowmobile traffic on ice covered waterways is generally legal and free (snowmobile=yes + ice_road=yes).
| snowmobile | toll | ice_road | operator | website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| designated | - | - | "optional" | "optional" | A preferred or designated route for a snowmobiles |
| permissive | - | - | "optional" | "optional" | A route without any fee |
| permissive | snowmobile | - | "required" | "required" | A route with fee specified by operator |
| private | - | - | "optional" | "optional" | Private, no public access |
| yes | - | yes | "optional" | "optional" | Ice route |
| yes | - | - | "optional" | "optional" | undefined granted access |
| no | - | - | - | - | No access for snowmobile |
Sweden
- Off-road traffic by snowmobiles is generally allowed when the ground is covered by snow. Traffic on public roads is forbidden except for some special cases.
- There are designated routes for general snowmobile traffic (snowmobile=designated). These are almost always marked by red crosses. These routes are included in landuse planning and traffic on these routes is legally equal to highway traffic (but snowmobiles only). Trails is often maintained by local snowmobile clubs, and paying membership fees is often preferred, but not mandatory, for using the trails.
- Unofficial snowmobile routes should be marked as snowmobile=yes.
- Snowmobile traffic on ice covered waterways is generally legal (snowmobile=yes or snowmobile=designated + ice_road=yes).
| snowmobile | toll | ice_road | grade | operator | website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| designated | - | - | "optional" | "optional" | "optional" | A preferred or designated route for a snowmobiles |
| designated | - | yes | "optional" | "optional" | "optional" | A preferred or designated route for a snowmobiles, on ice |
| permissive | - | - | "optional" | "optional" | "optional" | A route without any fee |
| permissive | snowmobile | - | "optional" | "required" | "required" | A route with fee speficied by operator |
| private | - | - | "optional" | "optional" | "optional" | Private, no public access. |
| yes | - | yes | "optional" | "optional" | "optional" | Ice route |
| yes | - | - | "optional" | "optional" | "optional" | undefined granted access |
| no | - | - | - | - | - | No access for snowmobile, can be used on ways or areas. |
Guidance for grades
Grade is used to define quality of trail. if trail not set, it renders like grade=3
| snowmobile | grade | Description |
|---|---|---|
| designated | 1 | not used |
| designated | 2 | poor trail, no grooming, seldom used |
| designated | 3 | ordinary trail |
| designated | 4 | good trail, often groomed or regional route |
| designated | 5 | wery good trail, at least 2 snowmobiles wide, often groomed, regional or national route |
| yes | 1 | possible, unnofficial trail, seldom used, "untrailed" or not for newbies |
| yes | 2 | small unnofficial trail, or easy accessed unused trail |
| yes | 3 | ordinary unnofficial trail, or official trail running om public road. |
| yes | 4 | good unnofficial trail, or official trail running om public road. |
| yes | 5 | wery good unnofficial trail, or official trail running om public road. |
| permissive | 1 | not used |
| permissive | 2 | poor trail, no grooming, seldom used |
| permissive | 3 | ordinary trail |
| permissive | 4 | good trail, often groomed or regional route |
| permissive | 5 | wery good trail, at least 2 snowmobiles wide, often groomed, regional or national route |
POI Tagging
A table below defines how snowmobile=yes tag should be used with other useful tags describing point of interest.
| snowmobile | amenity | tourism | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| yes | fuel | A fuel station with legal access to snowmobiles | |
| yes | shelter | A shelter. Legal access to snowmobiles | |
| yes | lean_to | A shelter with open wall for recreation. Usually with fireplace in front of it. Legal access with snowmobile | |
| yes | picnic_site | A locality suitable for outdoors eating. Legal access with snowmobile | |
| yes | wilderness_hut | A wilderness hut. Legal access with snowmobile | |
Maps
Standard openstreetmap maps do not show snowmobile routes. There are special maps:
Mapping snowmobile shops
- shop=snowmobile - Snowmobile shop / rental / repair / parts / clothes
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