Aye, its a good idea. I don't do solo multiday camping for that reason. If I break a leg alone then I don't want to be more than a day hike back.

Those are a few of my tips! I generally just day hike but have done a few backpacking trips and gotten mildly lost in the cascades once! let me know if you have any questions Id love to yap about hiking!

If everything fails, remember that sun rises in the east, sets in the west, and if you are northern hemisphere, at noon its generally pointing south. If you get lost dont panic you can find your way to a road with just the sun if you know where you came from!

Download a map of the hike on your phone, screen shot the hike directions, and download the area on your phone GPS. gps generally works outside cell service but is useless without the map downloaded. Also have an idea of the area, if you are hiking along a river, know which way leads back to a road

Learn what wildlife to look out for in the areas. I live near seattle, and most things to be cautious of will generally run off if you make loud noises and stay away from cubs. Yelling is weightless and free!

I bring change of socks, even if just a day hike in case you step in a puddle

Everyone has already posted some great advice! Ill post some things that didn't get mentioned.

If you are backpacking it is very easy to over pack. Having redundancies are great but ask yourself if you really need 3 days of food for a non-overnight hike for example. much more fun with a light pack

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