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Kaʻū Desert Trail

$59
Drawn from the real elevation of Kaʻū Desert Trail.
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.

Kaʻū Desert Trail · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Kaʻū Desert Trail trail

The Kaʻū Desert Trail route in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park measures 8 miles and gains 1,260 feet, with a low point of 1,737 feet and a high point of 3,026 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 7 percent, against an average of 158 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the moderately strenuous band. The nearest town is Hawaiian Paradise Park, 34 miles away.

The trail

The Kaʻū Desert is a leeward desert in the district of Kaʻū, the southernmost district on the Big Island of Hawaii, and is made up mostly of dried lava remnants, volcanic ash, sand and gravel. The desert covers an area of the Kīlauea Volcano along the Southwest rift zone.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Questions about the Kaʻū Desert Trail print

What sizes does the Kaʻū Desert 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 Kaʻū Desert Trail track.
How hard is Kaʻū Desert Trail?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the moderately strenuous band: 8.0 mi one way with 1,260 ft of climbing. The scale uses only distance and climbing; it does not account for exposure, altitude, cables, river crossings or permits.

Place names: GeoNames.org (CC BY 4.0).