>>457225Lost? Not possible really. The trail is marked. (Now you may wander around for a half hour trying to find the next marker... it happened to me a few times... but you will become a Zen master of seeing the white blazes in short order.)
There are road crossings every 10-20 miles for most of the length. Town is always a thumb ride away. Get AWOL's guidebook. (REQUIRED)
If hurt. Sit and wait. Someone will be along soon.