That would be just a step short of driving onto the railroad tracks because your phone told you to turn right. And when I am going hiking on a route I had not

That would be just a step short of driving onto the railroad tracks because your phone told you to turn right. And when I am going hiking on a route I had not been on before, I take a map of the trail and use it, especially at a time of the year when one should expect temperatures exceeding 35°C. If he had made his way to his intended hiking location, it is quite possible he would still have become lost, as the trail system there has many branches.