call me stupid the signs were already killing me. I was too scared to move them around too much so I had to use some guides.
Ig my discofort in running through the forest multiple times to trial and error didn't help- I just didn't want to keep running, it's a bit scary because I do not have the heart for anything mildly horror, but I really didn't want to do the permutations as well.
Oh yeah, I also interpreted the sign directions thing initially as pointing to the objective direction from which the sign is, rather than having to take account of obstacles.