Minor quibble here:

Quote Originally Posted by CavSct1983 View Post
Things I recall being helpful from all those years ago:

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3) Handrails, backstops, and intersections/known points are your friend. If present, USE THEM.

handrail -- something you follow which is on the map as well as visible, e.g., a stream, ridge, road (don't walk on the road; it's a handrail, not a path. Stay in the woodline), etc.
Unless OP is planning an ambush or trying to evade the law there's no need to avoid roads or trails.

From a tactical standpoint, I get it, it's beaten into your head that you avoid roads and trails but presumably the OP just wants to know how to get from point A to point B without having to rely on a GPS and in that circumstance there's no reason to avoid roads.