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Hikers rescued after following non-existent trail on Google Maps (www.smh.com.au)
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Hikers rescued after following non-existent trail on Google Maps::It was unclear how the trail in British Columbia had appeared on Google Maps in the first place.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

because Google maps DOES list hiking trails. And for the popular trails it's accurate enough. People who have used Google maps to guide their first 5 trails will be led to believe that their 6th one will be just fine and dandy.