Timeline for I am lost, I found a trail, which way do I go?
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| Nov 6, 2018 at 18:21 | comment | added | Dietrich Epp | To add to this, it depends on the kind of road—logging roads don’t really go anywhere except into the forest. Abandoned logging roads surrounded by secondary growth can easily be long roads going nowhere. | |
| Nov 6, 2018 at 0:21 | comment | added | Nelson Rothermel | Influenced by your mention of temperature, downhill will generally be warmer and low-lying areas more likely to have water. In the desert going up might lead you to water (snow caps) and good visibility, but desert temperatures fluctuate significantly and nights can be very cold. | |
| Nov 4, 2018 at 17:30 | comment | added | ab2 | @ Tomas By Yes, a trailhead is usually on a maintained road. If you can get to a trailhead, you are close to civilization. Take the bet that following the stream downstream will lead to a trail and then to a trailhead or a town, unless you have good reason to chose to go upstream. | |
| Nov 4, 2018 at 15:37 | comment | added | Tomas By | Just to clarify: I meant maintained road. Following a trail is more risky, but probably preferable to cross country if you have no map or any general knowledge of the area. | |
| Nov 4, 2018 at 15:32 | comment | added | Tomas By | But the trailhead is on a road, no? | |
| Nov 4, 2018 at 15:11 | history | answered | ab2 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |