Escaping Hotel California

You’ve never been scared of the dark! Might as well see what we can find using our other senses. You trudge slowly down the dark path and feel the cold wet stones around you. After walking for about 15 minutes, you feel a change in the wall. It almost feels like a gate of some sort, one in which has a lock but is opened. You feel around a bit more to see if there’s anything else when suddenly, you hear a deep growl beside you. What will you do?