Blaze

Jargon

Definition

Mark on a tree, rock, sign, etc. indicating the trail route. Also known as a trail marker. Blazes also include painted trail marks but this doesn’t tend to be as common in Australia as it is in the USA or Europe.

Trail marker on the Larapinta Trail

Painted trail marker on the outskirts of Canberra

Very old trail marker

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