Can trail markers be accepted?
Trail markers are usually accepted, but it depends on what kind. Any sticker or basic sign that comes up multiple times for directions is not eligible, but any other like this is trailmarker 32 for example is one of the best nominations in my point of view.
In my personal opinion I would accept this, because I don’t know if this sign comes up multiple times. And this nomination has a great description in my opinion.
Maybe someone else can put their opinion here so you have multiple POV, but I would accept this.
I have accepted several of these markers:
It promotes and facilitates exercise and exploration, should be safe for pedestrians to access, and seems permanent. One of those three is a map of the trail, and it seems like the location is reasonable, even if I can’t confirm with a street view image.
Hi @AMG7070
That’s not always true. It ever depends on the trail not the marker.
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Remember a fundamental is that it is the trail that is interesting. The marker can be very simple as it is acting as an anchor for the trail.
The important thing is that it is identifiable as associated with a trail, and that it aids navigation on that trail, so often they will be at a point where there is a junction. Each submission should have a unique title - for example they should not all be titled “Stoneybridge Trail” with nothing else in the title.
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I didn’t know that. Thanks for correcting me.
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Named walking trails are highly eligible, although strictly speaking the sign is irrelevant (e.g. sticker, factory-produced roadside sign) many reviewers will vote on the marker rather than the trail itself, so be prepared for frustration.
Trail markers at “decision” points are best, i.e. where the trail turns. “Repeater” markers along the trail itself might not be distinct if there are a lot of them. I’d suggest a spacing of at least a couple of hundred metres between repeaters.. this isn’t usually a problem in the countryside but in some other places it can get too crowded.
It’s best to back up the submission with some sort of proof, for example a website with a map of the trail - in the case of the Three Rivers Trail there’s one at threeriverstrail.org. OpenStreetMap is also great for creating deeplinks, e.g. Relation: ‪Three Rivers Trail‬ (‪5652343‬) | OpenStreetMap . Although none of these prove the existence of the marker at the stated location, they do help to show that the trail exists where the submission has been made.
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I personally don’t like the “Arrows” as waypoints. As signs they are “Not Distinct”, as anchors then they are duplicates if there a numourous along the trail.
If you are classing them as “Decision Markers” then I exercise by walking on the streets so traffic signs do the same.
If I was Mr Niantic I would accept the Start / End (Welcome to the Trail and any point on the route with information board (you are near the lake, you may see ducks, geese, swans etc).
But as the commitee decided that they was to be accepted and I do not want to spoil the game for anybody else I decided not to nominate them and Skip them when reviewing. It allows others to accept and doesn’t make me an hypocrite.
Acceptable = Yes
Good Waypoint = Debatable.