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OpenStreetMap (abbreviated OSM) is a free, open map database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. [4] Contributors collect data from surveys, trace from aerial photo imagery or satellite imagery, and import from other freely licensed geodata sources.
Footpath inside the Kangla Fort, Imphal Footpath through the forest in Brastad, Sweden. A footpath (also pedestrian way, walking trail, nature trail) is a type of thoroughfare that is intended for use only by pedestrians and not other forms of traffic such as motorized vehicles, bicycles and horses. They can be found in a wide variety of places ...
While most long-distance footpaths in Europe are located in just one country or region, each of these numbered European long-distance paths passes through many countries. The first long-distance hiking trail in Europe was the National Blue Trail of Hungary , established in 1938.
The Leeds Country Way (LCW) is a circular long-distance footpath of 62 miles (100 km) around Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.It is never more than 7 miles (11 km) from the city centre of Leeds, but is mainly rural with extensive views in the outlying areas of the Leeds metropolitan district.
The Spanish GR 7 is 1900 km long. It was the first long-distance footpath to be marked out in Spain, and was initiated in 1974. It runs up the east side of peninsular Spain, but at some distance from the coast. From south-west to north-east, it runs through the Spanish regions of: Andalucía, from Tarifa to Puebla de Don Fadrique
The Essex Way crosses several other long-distance footpaths including St Peter's Way (a 45-mile/72 km walk from Chipping Ongar to Bradwell-on-Sea), the Three Forests Way (a 60-mile/97 km circular walk linking Epping, Hatfield and Hainault forests), the Saffron Trail (a 71-mile/114 km walk from Southend-on-Sea to Saffron Walden), the John Ray Walk (a 9-mile/14.5 km walk from Braintree to Witham ...
There is a long-term plan to complete remaining gaps in the path, meanwhile it is possible to walk the entire route, although in places the footpath and river temporarily part company. The route passes many interesting places and there is much to see, including attractive countryside, pretty villages, ancient English market towns, churches and ...