New Hampshire’s Fish and Game Department is warning hikers not to rely on cellphone mapping apps in the wilderness after two individuals got lost in the woods.
The department reports that two Massachusetts women were navigating by smartphone when they became lost near Tamworth Saturday. They called for assistance, and officials helped them find their way out to an alternate trailhead.
While the incident ended safely, authorities said they are seeing more hikers getting lost while using smartphone mapping apps.
The department cautions that the apps often have mapping errors and don’t work when cell service is poor. They advise using a compass, paper map and handheld GPS unit.
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