Any tips for off trail hiking? I pretty much covered all trails at my go to out location but there's still plenty of unexplored land and terrain to hike on but I'll have to find my way through dense scrubland and hilly/rocky terrain. I'm in pretty good shape and have all the gear since I already day hike at least a couple times a week(15 or so miles).
>>2855436Map, compass, and have fun.
>>2855436gloves. I always bring a light wt pair of gloves to use when bushwacking. very useful.
>>2855443Will I really need to bushwhack? I assumed that wearing a thick jacket would be enough to plow through.What I'm more concerned about is falling and ankle breakers due to not seeing the path.
tough pants that you don't mind ripping, boots, knee high gaiters. depending on brush height also gloves and thick jacketthere is more risk of falling than normal obviously
Stomp as much flauna as possible. Even better if you didn't even notice it until after you stomped it.
>>2855436Get some colored flagging tape (I recommend bright pink).If all else fails then you'll at least have a marked trail to follow back out
