route marker
Path direction sign
A route marker is a sign identifying a numbered highway or trail, typically displaying the route number within a distinctive shape: The route marker indicated we were on Highway 101.
In the U.S., interstate shields are blue and red, while state route markers vary by state.
Hikers follow route markers—blazes, cairns, or posted signs—to stay on trail.
- signpostRoadside directional guide
- road signPosted highway instruction
- highwayMajor road for travel
- trailPath through wilderness
- hiking trailOutdoor walking route
blaze · white blaze · mile · arrow · directional arrow · waypoint · shield · interstate · number · road · path · cairn · distance · direction · painted · post · navigation · exit
- navigation iconscompass rose, arrow, location pin, map pin, home icon
- road signsstop sign, yield sign, speed limit sign, warning sign, stop
- road tripsroad trip, highways, scenic drive, highway, interstate
- transit signsstop sign, bus stop sign, yield sign, road sign, road signs
- Amazing Racepit stop, roadblock, detour, U-turn, leg
- map symbolscompass rose, scale bar, map key, north arrow, symbols
route markermisdirection
Intentional focus manipulation
false trail · disorientation · dead end · false lead · maze
route markerunmarked trail
Route lacking official indicators
uncharted territory · off-trail · wilderness · bushwhack · terra incognita
route, marker, routes, routed, routing, router, routers, reroute, rerouted