Choose a route you can explain simply

For an early outdoor outing, a route with complicated junctions can consume more attention than expected. Every conversation pauses while someone studies a screen.

Choose a well-documented route with clear landmarks and current official information. Learn the route before leaving, carry suitable navigation and make sure the description covers the return as well as the outward section.

Try explaining it in plain language to a companion: where you start, the main turning point, any important junctions and how you return. If you cannot yet explain those parts, look again before setting off.

Simplicity does not remove the need to pay attention. Signs can be missing and conditions can change. But a route you understand gives you a better basis for noticing when something is different. You can add navigational complexity later, with appropriate skills and preparation, instead of making the first outing a puzzle you did not intend to solve.