Maybe GPS maps aren't amazing as we believe.
Two young men are lucky to be alive after walking for several days in the harsh Cape York wilderness when their car became bogged after they followed Google Maps directions.
According to Nine News German tourists Philipp Maier and Marcel Schoene left Cairns on February 4 and headed off to travel through Cape York in a 4WD.
They said they had been following the directions on Google Maps on their way to Bamaga.
The mapping app told them to enter Oyala Thumotang National Park through a dirt track known as Langi Track, which leads to the old Archers Crossing.
On February 6, their vehicle became bogged and without any phone service they became stuck.
The pair then camped for about a week before attempting to walk to Archer River and then Coen, which took several long days.
Mr Maier said he and his fellow traveller had been following Google's directions.
"In Coen, Google Maps said we should go to the national park right away, and we thought just do it because maybe the main road is closed because of a high river," he said.
He said they drove through the national park for 50 to 60km before they became stuck.
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