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how to OSM tag an impassable “official” route?

Wednesday 6 March
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Hi,

EV1 east of the Portuguese border (west of Lepe) devolves into a sandy, muddy mess before disappearing into a thicket of bushes and fallen trees. It appears to have been abandoned for years. 

I added a barrier = log tag where the trail finally becomes impassable. Will this be enough to prevent routing? Even though it’s a “Eurovelo” route, nobody should be sent down this path 🫤

Also: I looked at help.openstreetmap.org for appropriate tags for deep sand and it seems there’s no consensus. What do you advise Richard?