waymarker
Path direction sign
A waymarker is a sign or post along a path or trail indicating direction or distance to a destination.
Waymarkers guide hikers, pilgrims, and travelers: We followed the waymarkers through the forest.
The term extends figuratively to anything that signals progress or indicates the right direction: These early successes were waymarkers on the road to recovery.
Notable event marking progress
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- watershedDrainage area boundary
threshold · checkpoint · progress · achievement · stage · juncture · signifier · reference point
Roadside directional guide
- cairnMemorial stone pile
- blazeIntense burning fire
- postVertical structural beam
- bollardTraffic-blocking vertical post
plaque · obelisk · monument · pillar · column · stone · menhir · stanchion
Way something faces
- bearingPosture or orientation
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- routePath from A to B
- pathRoute for traveling
heading · course · orientation · GPS · coordinates · map · destination · turn
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
watershed · threshold · checkpoint · progress · achievement · stage · juncture · signifier · reference point · guidepost
signpost
Roadside directional guide
bollard · plaque · obelisk · monument · pillar · column · stone · menhir · stanchion · beacon
direction
Way something faces
path · heading · course · orientation · GPS · coordinates · map · destination · turn · junction
hike
Extended walk outdoors
walkway · bridleway · byway · greenway · loop · circuit · traverse · corridor · woodland · forest
- trailsnature trail, trail, hiking paths, hiking trail, forest trail
- boundary markersboundary stones, cairns, stele, fence posts, terminus
- heritage trailsignpost, plaque, trailhead, footpath, walking path
- Hillwalkingfell, ascent, descent, ridge, peak
- park featurespark bench, bench, benches, trail, trails
- boundariesboundary, boundary line, borders, border, edges
waymarkerdestination
Intended arrival point
endpoint · terminus · journey's end · goal · finish line
waymarkerdead end
Passage without outlet
false trail · obstruction · unmarked trail · obstacle · wilderness