A Backpacker's Guide to Maps
If you're an amateur like me there's one thing you can/should do with no downside: download the area you're going to using Google Maps offline feature.<p>It's not super detailed in backcountry but it will have major trails, major/minor bodies of water, and it will let you leave little GPS breadcrumbs for yourself when offline.<p>On weekend trips this has definitely made me more comfortable and it requires no skills.