The one trail marker that sent me half a mile off course last weekend

I was hiking the Rattlesnake Creek loop near Missoula and someone had turned the sign at the fork to point the wrong way, so I ended up following it into a dead-end wash for 45 minutes before I realized. Has anyone else run into fake or tampered trail signs out there, or was this just some weird prank?

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jade8855d ago

Did someone seriously mess with your sign? That's not a prank, that's just being a jerk. I had a similar thing happen on the Centennial Trail last fall. Someone spray painted over the arrow on a post and pointed it straight up a steep ridge. Wasted two hours before I figured it out. Trail karma will get them though. Hope they step in a hole and twist an ankle. Nothing ruins a good hike like trusting a sign that's been sabotaged.

the_michael5d ago

Did you ever find out who did it?