Say what a turnoff leads to, not just that it is one

README.md

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Most files come in both directions, `-sobo` (Cape Reinga → Bluff) and `-nobo`
 
 | File | Contents |
 |---|---|
-| `te-araroa-{sobo,nobo}.gpx` | 21 tracks (7 for the main route, one per stretch you can walk; transport connectors; 13 bypasses), 656 waypoints typed `hut`/`campsite`/`town`/`resupply`/`food`/`accommodation`/`caravan-park`/`gap`/`access`, all in walking order - the 70 `access` ones are turnoffs on the route itself, marking where you leave the trail for a site it does not pass. The stable filenames - link to these |
+| `te-araroa-{sobo,nobo}.gpx` | 21 tracks (7 for the main route, one per stretch you can walk; transport connectors; 13 bypasses), 656 waypoints typed `hut`/`campsite`/`town`/`resupply`/`food`/`accommodation`/`caravan-park`/`gap`, all in walking order, plus 70 turnoffs typed `<type>-access` (`town-access`, `hut-access`, ...) - points on the route itself marking where you leave the trail for a site it does not pass, carrying the type of what they serve so a reader can tell a shop from a hut without following the link. The stable filenames - link to these |
 | `te-araroa-2026-27-{sobo,nobo}.gpx` | the same bytes under this release's name |
 | `resupply-plan-{sobo,nobo}.csv` | 266 sites in trail order: km, official km, section, trail elevation, leg distances, leg ascent/descent, whether the leg crosses a break in the route, bunks, water, booking, phone, address, hours, DOC link |
 | `sections-{sobo,nobo}.csv` | 79 official sections with km ranges, counted in that direction and in the trust's chainage |

out/te-araroa.meta.json

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       ]
     }
   ],
-  "generatedAt": "2026-09-09T10:07:59.146Z",
+  "generatedAt": "2026-09-09T21:52:34.708Z",
   "source": {
     "fetchedAt": "2026-09-08",
     "files": [

src/build.ts

@@ -1427,7 +1427,12 @@ function writeDirection(
         `${kmPrefix(site.km)} | Leave the trail here for ${site.name} ` +
         `(${site.type}), ${(site.offTrailMeters / 1000).toFixed(1)} km off ` +
         `trail. | ${site.description}`,
-      type: "access",
+      // The turnoff carries the type of what it serves, with `-access` on the
+      // end. Both halves are load-bearing: a consumer deciding whether it can
+      // buy food here needs to know a town is a town, and a walker reading the
+      // list needs to know this is the roadside, not the town. Typing every
+      // turnoff `access` lost the first; typing it `town` would lose the second.
+      type: `${site.type}-access`,
       cmt: site.section,
     };
     // The turnoff comes first: you reach it before you reach the place.

src/docs.ts

@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ Most files come in both directions, \`-sobo\` (Cape Reinga → Bluff) and \`-nob
 
 | File | Contents |
 |---|---|
-| \`te-araroa-{sobo,nobo}.gpx\` | ${s.tracks} tracks (${s.walkingTracks} for the main route, one per stretch you can walk; transport connectors; ${s.bypasses} bypasses), ${n(s.waypoints)} waypoints typed \`hut\`/\`campsite\`/\`town\`/\`resupply\`/\`food\`/\`accommodation\`/\`caravan-park\`/\`gap\`/\`access\`, all in walking order - the ${s.accessPoints} \`access\` ones are turnoffs on the route itself, marking where you leave the trail for a site it does not pass. The stable filenames - link to these |
+| \`te-araroa-{sobo,nobo}.gpx\` | ${s.tracks} tracks (${s.walkingTracks} for the main route, one per stretch you can walk; transport connectors; ${s.bypasses} bypasses), ${n(s.waypoints)} waypoints typed \`hut\`/\`campsite\`/\`town\`/\`resupply\`/\`food\`/\`accommodation\`/\`caravan-park\`/\`gap\`, all in walking order, plus ${s.accessPoints} turnoffs typed \`<type>-access\` (\`town-access\`, \`hut-access\`, ...) - points on the route itself marking where you leave the trail for a site it does not pass, carrying the type of what they serve so a reader can tell a shop from a hut without following the link. The stable filenames - link to these |
 | \`te-araroa-${meta.season}-{sobo,nobo}.gpx\` | the same bytes under this release's name |
 | \`resupply-plan-{sobo,nobo}.csv\` | ${n(s.planRows)} sites in trail order: km, official km, section, trail elevation, leg distances, leg ascent/descent, whether the leg crosses a break in the route, bunks, water, booking, phone, address, hours, DOC link |
 | \`sections-{sobo,nobo}.csv\` | ${s.sections} official sections with km ranges, counted in that direction and in the trust's chainage |

test/outputs.test.ts

@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ test("every site the trail does not pass has a turnoff on the route", () => {
   for (const direction of meta.directions) {
     const gpx = readFileSync(out(`te-araroa-${direction.id}.gpx`), "utf8");
     assert.equal(
-      (gpx.match(/<type>access<\/type>/g) ?? []).length,
+      (gpx.match(/<type>[a-z-]+-access<\/type>/g) ?? []).length,
       access.length,
       `${direction.code} GPX is missing turnoff waypoints`
     );