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41.9 mi point to point · 13,687 ft of climbing · multi-day · Giant Panda National Park

Ao-Tai Trail

$59
Drawn from this trail's real elevation data, printed to order.
StyleTopographic
Size 18×24″
Print only, rolled in a tube. Fits a standard 18×24″ frame.
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The print

Printed to order at 300 DPI, rendered natively at your size and never upscaled. Print only; the frame in the photos is for scale.

Shipping & returns

Printed in 2 to 5 business days, then 3 to 5 in transit within the US, rolled in a sturdy tube. Free US shipping; outside the US, shipping is calculated at checkout. 14-day reprint-or-refund guarantee, any reason, no return shipping. You have 1 hour after checkout to change trail, style or size, just reply to your confirmation email. Full returns policy.

Ao-Tai Trail · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Ao-Tai Trail trail

13,687 feet of elevation gain over 41.9 miles: that is Ao-Tai Trail, a point-to-point route in Giant Panda National Park running between 3,465 and 12,070 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 43 percent, against an average of 327 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band. The nearest town is Guozhen, about 24 miles away.

The trail

The Aotai trail or the Aotai line (Chinese: 鳌太线) is a hiking trail in the Qinling mountain range in Shaanxi, China, known as one of China's deadliest trails. The trail's route includes a 80 kilometres (50 mi) long mountain ridge between Mount Taibai (3, 767 metres [12,359 ft]) and Mount Ao (鳌山, 3, 476 metres [11,404 ft]), the two highest peaks in the range.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Along the route

  • 药棚营地mi 2.5
  • 盆景园营地mi 4.7
  • 2800营地mi 17.4
  • 季节性水源mi 18.8
  • 三官殿峰mi 29.8

Places OpenStreetMap maps within 150 m of the route.

Questions about the Ao-Tai Trail print

What sizes does the Ao-Tai Trail poster come in?
4 sizes: 12×16″ $39, 18×24″ $59, 24×32″ $79, 30×40″ $99. Every size is printed natively at 300 DPI, from $39.
Is this made from real elevation data?
Yes. The contours and elevation profile are drawn from USGS 3DEP and AWS Terrain Tiles sampled along the actual Ao-Tai Trail track.
Does it come framed?
No, it is the print only, shipped rolled in a tube. 12×16″, 18×24″ and 30×40″ fit standard frames; 24×32″ needs a 24×32″ frame. Free US shipping.

Trail geometry and place names for this print: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles. The derived trail dataset is published at /open-data. Best months are an estimate from NASA POWER climate data (CC BY 4.0), 2001 to 2020 monthly averages adjusted to the trail's elevation, not an official season; check current conditions and closures.