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10.3 mi point to point · 2,173 ft of climbing · Shenandoah National Park

Rapidan Road

$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.

Rapidan Road · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Rapidan Road trail

2,173 feet of elevation gain over 10.3 miles: that is Rapidan Road, a point-to-point route in Shenandoah National Park running between 1,347 and 3,516 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 12 percent, against an average of 211 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band. The nearest town is Harrisonburg, about 24 miles away.

The area

Shenandoah National Park (often) is a national park of the United States that encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. The park is long and narrow, with the Shenandoah River and its broad valley to the west, and the rolling hills of the Virginia Piedmont to the east.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Questions about the Rapidan Road print

What sizes does the Rapidan Road 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 Rapidan Road track.
How hard is Rapidan Road?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band: 10.3 mi point to point with 2,173 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.