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Aiken to Blanding Landing segment

Grand Illinois Trail

$59
5.2 mi point to point · 222 ft of climbing. 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.

Grand Illinois Trail · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Grand Illinois Trail trail

Grand Illinois Trail gains 222 feet across 5.2 miles of point-to-point route in Northwestern Illinois, its elevation running from 598 feet up to 679 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 8 percent, against an average of 43 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the easiest band. The nearest town is Dubuque, about 16 miles away.

The trail

Blanding is a small railroad junction in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States, north of Savanna Army Depot.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Questions about the Grand Illinois Trail print

What sizes does the Grand Illinois 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 Grand Illinois Trail track.
How hard is Grand Illinois Trail?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the easiest band: 5.2 mi point to point with 222 ft of climbing. The scale uses only distance and climbing; it does not account for exposure, altitude, cables, river crossings or permits.

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.