TIL my GPS route on the Superior Trail was 4 miles longer than my map said

Went out last Saturday thinking I was doing a 12 mile loop near Two Harbors, but my watch kept saying I was still 3 miles out when the map showed the trailhead. Turns out an old logging spur was marked as the main path on my downloaded map, so I wandered up a hill, hit a dead end, and had to backtrack in the dark. The extra mileage gave me blisters on both heels, so now I always cross-check at least two sources before I leave. Anyone else ever trust a map that turned out to be total garbage?

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