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Mount Sterling Loop

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17.7 mi loop · 4,234 ft of climbing · Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Highest point Mount Sterling, 5,802 ft. 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.

Mount Sterling Loop · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Mount Sterling Loop trail

4,234 feet of elevation gain over 17.7 miles: that is Mount Sterling Loop, a loop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park running between 1,681 and 5,802 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 28 percent, against an average of 239 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band. The nearest town is Newport, about 15 miles away.

The trail

Mount Sterling is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Haywood County, North Carolina and Cocke County, Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States. It reaches an elevation of 5,842 feet (1, 781 m) above sea level.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Along the route

  • Brakeshoe Springmi 3.2
  • Lower Walnut Bottom #37mi 5.6
  • Pretty Hollow Gapmi 9.5
  • Mount Sterling #38mi 11.2

Places OpenStreetMap maps within 150 m of the route.

Questions about the Mount Sterling Loop print

What sizes does the Mount Sterling Loop 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 Mount Sterling Loop track.
How hard is Mount Sterling Loop?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band: 17.7 mi loop with 4,234 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.