Bearing Out

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Topographic trail maps · 8

Each map is the ground one trail crosses: a 45 by 28 km window, contoured from USGS 3DEP elevation data (public domain, The National Map). They draw the terrain, not the trail itself. One of them is the background of every page here, picked again on each load.

  • Contour map of Dolly Sods, 266 to 1453 metres

    Dolly Sods

    West Virginia, Monongahela National Forest. The Allegheny Front and the Sods' open plateau.

    266 to 1453 m · 40 m contours · 39.03°N 79.32°W · SVG

  • Contour map of Wayne National Forest, 187 to 354 metres

    Wayne National Forest

    Ohio, Athens Unit. Burr Oak and Wildcat Hollow, dissected Appalachian plateau.

    187 to 354 m · 10 m contours · 39.56°N 82.05°W · SVG

  • Contour map of Olympic National Park, 97 to 2403 metres

    Olympic National Park

    Washington. Mount Olympus and the Hoh valley.

    97 to 2403 m · 100 m contours · 47.80°N 123.68°W · SVG

  • Contour map of Mount Hood, 362 to 3417 metres

    Mount Hood

    Oregon, Mount Hood National Forest. The volcano and the Pacific Crest Trail around it.

    362 to 3417 m · 100 m contours · 45.37°N 121.70°W · SVG

  • Contour map of Great Smoky Mountains, 334 to 2024 metres

    Great Smoky Mountains

    Tennessee and North Carolina. The crest around Clingmans Dome, where the Appalachian Trail runs.

    334 to 2024 m · 50 m contours · 35.60°N 83.45°W · SVG

  • Contour map of Appalachian Trail, 242 to 1160 metres

    Appalachian Trail

    Virginia, near McAfee Knob. One section of the 2,200 miles: Catawba and the Roanoke valley.

    242 to 1160 m · 40 m contours · 37.39°N 80.05°W · SVG

  • Contour map of Pacific Crest Trail, 1124 to 4410 metres

    Pacific Crest Trail

    California, southern Sierra Nevada. One section of the 2,650 miles: Forester Pass to Mount Whitney.

    1124 to 4410 m · 100 m contours · 36.65°N 118.35°W · SVG

  • Contour map of Buckeye Trail, 181 to 371 metres

    Buckeye Trail

    Ohio, Hocking Hills. One section of the 1,400-mile loop: gorges cut in Black Hand sandstone.

    181 to 371 m · 10 m contours · 39.43°N 82.54°W · SVG