There are a few things that you need to consider when you're planning on hiking through the woods. This is especially true if your planned hike will last more than a week or two and will stretch into a month.

People who hike through forests aren't just adventurers and thrill-seekers. In fact, the ones who hike through forests for a month or two are scientists who want to observe a specific woodland area. They set out carrying different kinds of blank flags so that they can easily go back and observe the same areas of interest some other time. You can take the same method to identify old campsites if you aren’t a scientist but you plan on going back some other time.

Another thing that you should consider is to identify points of interest that could help you survive in that environment. For instance, you need to spot medicinal plants and local food sources like berries if you plan on living off the land during the time that you spend there. In fact, you can set up blank flags on these areas so that you can identify them.

The most important thing is to not harvest everything at once. Make sure that the next time you visit that spot, you will still have something to come back to. Otherwise, you wouldn't have much use for marking it.

Once you get the hang of preparing for a long trip through the woods, you'll start feeling confident about making it through the land. In fact, you'll find that the more you take trips through the same terrain, the less stuff you will bring with you to keep you alive.