Backroad

""The backroad is a location found in the deeper forest. It was initially used as a route in case a fire were to occur in the woods, being found further back as a solace lane.

The lane itself had been said to lead directly back to the main road; however, Tom and Lucy found they could not continue further due to the poor condition of the path.

Plot
After returning to the lone cabin for the third time, Lucy noted a sign on the door which had not been there before. The sign turned out to be map directing travellers or inhabitants to a lane in the woods in case a forest fire were to break out. After driving a distance down the lane following the map's instructions, they came to a new lane and pulled in, only to be stopped in their tracks due to a collection of thick shrubs and fallen trees obscuring the path.

Minutes later after waiting in an eerie silence, a tree fell from its stance and nearly landed on top of them, presumably enough to kill them both. The map was then thrown out the window onto the original lane.

It should be noted that the map appears again later in the film, shortly after Tom returns from his outburst. Max asks for a handkerchief to avoid bleeding over their upholstery, and as Lucy checks the glovebox, she finds the map inside and the two of them exchange heated questions as to how it got back in the car.

Description
The lane itself started off as a branch coming from a forest lane. Upon following the lane's entry, the location quickly became flatter in ground level with the surrounding trees spread out at some distance. The lane itself was mushy and soft due to the rain and possible collections of water throughout the earth around it. As the couple made way further down, the road started to become obscured with mud, overgrown shrubs, and fallen trees; along with various amounts of plant life remains. This deemed the lane as highly unlikely to cross without difficulties such as becoming stuck in the collection.

Another detail is that through the trees and only a small distance away from Tom and Lucy, another lane could be seen in behind the trees, which the path led into. This can be presumed as the primary backroad. As luck would have it, this small distance was impossible to travel due to the blockage. It is believed that this very lane could have led into a main route leading out of the forest.

Trivia

 * The map leading to the backroad was setup by Max in order for the two to go down that route. As Lucy had stated, she had not seen the map the other two times they had returned at the crossroad.