Group of Teen Hikers Relied on Google Maps. It Was a Disaster.

一群青少年徒步旅行者依赖谷歌地图，结果酿成了一场灾难。

来源: sfgate.com | 主题: Google | 评论: 54

时间: on Sunday August 02, 2026 @01:34PM

"When a group of teenagers set out to hike British Columbia's famed Howe Sound Crest Trail in early July, Google Maps suggested the trek would take about five hours," reports SFGate . "Instead, the hike stretched deep into the night, leaving the group exhausted, dehydrated, injured and in need of a helicopter rescue..." Although the approximately 18-mile route with a 6,000-foot elevation gain can be completed by experienced trail runners in a day, search and rescue officials generally recommend hikers treat it as a two-day backpacking trip. The teenagers, all 17 years old, believed Google Maps' estimate that the route would take about five hours. The printed directions they were carrying, which were shared publicly by Lions Bay Search and Rescue, gave simple instructions for two legs of th

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