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My neighbor said he found a new hiking spot by just driving down random dirt roads
He told me he hasn't looked at a trail app in 2 years, and it made me wonder if we rely too much on being told where to go. How do you find new places without any online guides?
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anthony9896mo ago
Check out old paper maps from the library, the ones with topo lines. They show every little creek and hill, not just the named trails. I'll find a bend in a river or a weird contour shape and just aim for that. The lack of a marked path is the whole point.
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wyatt_chen866mo ago
Totally get aiming for a weird contour shape. I do something similar with old forestry service maps. Once I spotted this perfect little bowl on the map, just a ring of tight lines, and bushwhacked up to it. Found a hidden meadow full of elk bones, zero trail the whole way. That's the real find.
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