This is why I have a compass. If I have a map of the area, then I know which direction I can go to get to a road. Roads are always within a few miles of where I have hiked in Missouri and Arkansas. And very rarely would there be any terrain I could not get through. It gives me an extra sense of security.

On the other hand, I pulled out my compass when bushwhacking along a creek a few months ago to see if I had reached the point where the creek heads south instead of southwest. It said I was going north. I had heard of compasses reversing but had never actually seen it.