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Custom topographic print

Big Fat

$59
Drawn from the real elevation of Big Fat.
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.

Big Fat · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Big Fat trail

Spanning 3.8 miles in North Carolina, Big Fat climbs 2,567 feet in total, from a low of 1,788 feet to a high of 3,544 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 59 percent, against an average of 676 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the moderately strenuous band. The nearest town is Maryville, 22 miles away.

The area

Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, created in 1975, covers 19,246 acres (78 km2) in the Nantahala National Forest in western North Carolina and the Cherokee National Forest in East Tennessee, in the watersheds of the Slickrock and Little Santeetlah Creeks. It is named after Joyce Kilmer, author of the poem "Trees".

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Along the route

  • Yellowhammer Gapmi 0.0
  • Cold Spring Knobmi 2.0

Places OpenStreetMap maps within 150 m of the route.

Questions about the Big Fat print

What sizes does the Big Fat 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 Big Fat track.
How hard is Big Fat?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the moderately strenuous band: 3.8 mi one way with 2,567 ft of climbing. The scale uses only distance and climbing; it does not account for exposure, altitude, cables, river crossings or permits.

Place names along the route: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Place names: GeoNames.org (CC BY 4.0). 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.