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Marks that carry legal or directional information walkers habitually discard. A blaze's second rectangle says which way to turn; an Ordnance Survey right-of-way line is a statement about access rather than about whether a path is visible on the ground; a viewpoint fan opens towards what is worth looking at; and a cairn is the only marking anybody at all may build, which is precisely why it is a hint rather than a confirmation in poor visibility.
A painted rectangle on a tree or rock, marking a route and its turns.
A stacked pile of stones marking a route, a summit or a place.
A chalk or coal mark left on a gatepost as a message to the next traveller.
A coloured dashed line on a British map, marking a class of right of way.
A stylised acorn marking a designated National Trail in England and Wales.
A triangle representing a tent, marking a camping site on a map.
A radiating fan of lines on a map, marking a view and the direction of it.
A coloured arrow on a post, marking a right of way and its status.