Planning may be quite simple if you are just looking at a backroads adventure, but if you are venturing onto beaches or off-road trails then more detailed planning is definitely advisable.
Know where you are going
The first step is to know where you are going, is it a road or track you have taken before or is it new? Even for an on-road adventure a brief check of a map might be advisable, if off-road again check maps, if you have an off-road GPS and have been before load your previous tracks and waypoints to memory before leaving. Check online resources to see the current condition of the track and if that
