A map misprint sent me on a wild detour last fall

I was following a route in the North Cascades and the trail on my map didn't match the ground. Instead of backtracking, I used a compass to aim for a ridge I could see, which led me to a connector trail. It added a couple hours but the views were insane. Have you ever had to navigate around a clear map error?

2 comments

2 Comments

the_barbara2d ago

Actually read about a guy last year who followed his GPS right into a closed forestry road. Thing was totally washed out. Had to winch his truck out with some serious effort. Makes you double check even the official sources sometimes. Your ridge navigation was way smarter than just trusting the line on the paper.

fionaw422d ago

Compass and ridge was a good call. I've had to ignore a mapped stream before that was definitely not there. You just sort of stare at the empty dirt for a minute.