Google Maps displayed the non-existent trail as heading north from the summit of Mount Fromme — which is located just east of the popular ski hill of Grouse Mountain — toward the vicinity of ...

Google does not provide a timeline for how long it takes to process those suggestions. It was unclear how the nonexistent trail had appeared on Google Maps in the first place.

A man called 911 around 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. He was lost and stranded after following a trail recommended by Google Maps that didn’t exist.

Vancouver-based North Shore Rescue (NSR) is warning hikers against using apps like Google Maps to navigate through the wilderness. The message comes after the team recused a hiker on Saturday from ...

This is not the first time a hiker needed to be rescued on the mountain while following Google Maps, the NSR reported. A second hiker was stranded on a cliff in September after allegedly following ...

A hiker found himself lost north of Vancouver after he followed a made-up trail on Google Maps. NorthShoreRescue/Facebook In reality, the area — which is very steep — lacks any trails.