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not if you download maps to your phone for both the app you use for hiking and the app you use for driving to where you wanna hike
and you bring a backup charger with a cord
its 800 ft down from here to the creek bottom, I wouldn't want to be there at night unless I have a sleeping bag and a tent and all that, apparently there's a nice campsite somewhere near the creek bottom but they relocated the holler trail from along the creek to 100 ft above it to prevent flooding damage
the trail through the holler is little used and probably in terrible shape, if someone wants to try it and report back that would be cool
theoretically you could walk .5 mi, connect with a trail that goes down to the holler, then there's another trail from the bottom over to the river, but then it just ends and you would have to cross the river to get to the flatter bank on the other side to reach the nearest town
you are going to get pretty tired going up and down these hills if you get lost

>>2786301
I wouldn't worry about it.

>>2786301
its pretty simple, just don't get lost

>>2786301
You got a pretty mouth boy.

>>2786301
I mean, *you* could get lost easily in the Appalachians.

>>2786321
Uhmmm ... Thanks... hehe

>>2786301
You can get lost anywhere if you’re stupid enough

>>2786301
If you get lost, just walk downhilll, until you run into a creek.
Follow the creek downstream until you hit a river.
Follow the river downstream and you will run into a house or road in less than 5 miles.

>>2786304
>>2786443
as I explained here if you wandered down the gorge to the creek, it would take you to the river, if there's even a trail, and then the trail ends, and you have to cross a river, because to just try to mosey along the bank - its super steep - the flatter bank that connect to a town is on the other side

>>2786301
It's quite easy to get lost temporarily if you lose the trail because you can't see landmarks through the vegetation and that same vegetation makes GPS signals spotty but if you follow water for long enough you'll be back in civilization before you know it. Is it going to suck trying to follow a river through the mountains off-trail? yeah, but you won't be dead so not worth stressing about it, just always pack an extra day of food.

I had to do it once when I glissaded down off the trail to grab a photo of a waterfall and couldn't climb back up, so just kept going down and followed the stream out to the river which I then followed back to my car, added a couple hours of walking through water to what was supposed to be a short dayhike but I had a day of food so no big deal.

>>2786301

It does happen, but it's rare and easy to recover from.

The Appalachians are full of established and well-marked trails so getting lost isn't a huge concern. You're also never that far from civilization except up north in the 100 mile wilderness. People occasionally get turned around or miss a trail marker but if you keep your cool, it's easy to trace your steps back to somewhere familiar. It usually happens when somebody's leaving the trail to go take a shit or find a water source or suck bigfoot's dick.

If you're still really concerned about getting lost, there are plenty of devices by Garmin and other companies that use GPS to give you "breadcrumbs" to find your way back to a trail or camp by retracing your waypoints. They're a little pricey though and the more useful ones with an SOS beacon/messaging require a monthly sub. It's kinda hard to recommend something like that unless you're planning on a thru-hike or long section hike, but if you've got the cash to fork out, go for it. The Garmin Inreach is easily the most popular one for backcountry hiking. Make sure to read the fine print if you ever buy something like that because they absolutely rape people on activation/deactivation fees.

>>2786575
paid garmin shills status: ARRIVED

>The Appalachians are full of established and well-marked trails
lol you haven't actually hiked here have you

>>2786644
>paid garmin shills
i got one 3 years ago and it was the best decision i have ever made. i actually went out and got 5 more for my wifes boyfriends because they are that good

>>2786868
>alltrails pro
>30 dollars a year
>OMG THATS OUTRAGEOUS
>garminshills
>400 a year for a subscription
>well that seems sensible

>>2786874

$400 a year is cheaper than dying.

AllTrails is a better/cheaper alternative to FarOut and really informative, but it's not really going to be much use in an emergency situation if you have no battery life or cell service.

>>2786876
>$400 a year is cheaper than dying.
most new-ish phones can use satellites to send SOS messages without cell signal and there's no fee to do it

>but it's not really going to be much use in an emergency situation if you have no battery life or cell service.
your phone can contact a satellite, not a problem
you should be bringing a backup battery with you always
Garmin devices are TERRIBLE RIPOFFS.

>>2786893

Only the more expensive phones like the Pixel or iPhone. I just have a cheap Boost phone. I'm not buying a $1500 phone with a contract. No, I'm not talking about the ability to call 911. I'm talking about calling for SAR via satellite. Also, battery packs only have so many charges, especially if you're rolling around with GPS enabled all day. It sounds like you've never actually used a battery pack before. It really sounds like you have no clue what you're talking about in general. This simply doesn't work unless you're recharging all your stuff every day. You're implying that I should buy an even more expensive Apple/Google phone with an even more expensive contract. This makes no sense.

>>2786927
I feel like you could get a used 2-year old iphone or Samsung and it would still have the satellite messaging.
>im not paying 1500
>im paying 400 a year
>and a separate cell phone

>>2786927
Maybe I'm wrong but I feel like a working iphone 14, even without a contract could still be used just to dial sos in an emergency, like you don't need a plan to do the SOS features.
Also kinda funny you have money for a garmin-shit but not for a 2 year old phone.

There are GPS with emergency SOS function that don't require an annual subscription. Probably to specifically fight garmins strangle on that market.

>>2786301
It's the appalachians, just walk the 20 yards over to the wafflehouse or cracker barrel

>>2786876
Dying is free retard.

>>2786644
Why do you type like a redditor boy