This guidepost was located at a crossroads to Mt. Gomadan, to Obako Pass and to the summit of Mt. Obako-dake, and the old road went through the east side of the summit.
この道標のある場所は、護摩壇山・伯母子峠・伯母子岳山頂への分岐点となっており、古道は山頂東側の峠を通る。