I've been badly turned around in the woods before, and heavily wooded terrain without a decent slope would make me carry a compass. But for crying out loud, every smart phone these days has a compass in it!.
Water runs down hill, roads forks point towards town, worms and grubs are edible, and the sun rises and sets. Pick a direction, and walk, and you'll hit a decent size road within 25 miles of just about any place in the continental US.
