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13.4 mi point to point · 2,573 ft of climbing · Channel Islands National Park

Santa Cruz Traverse

$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.

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Santa Cruz Traverse · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Santa Cruz Traverse trail

Santa Cruz Traverse is a 13.4-mile point-to-point route in Channel Islands National Park, climbing 2,573 feet between 6 and 1,561 feet above sea level. The steepest pitch reaches 26 percent, against an average of 192 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band. The nearest town is Port Hueneme, about 22 miles away.

The area

Channel Islands National Park is a national park of the United States, which consists of five of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of California. Although the islands are close to the shore of the densely populated state, they have been relatively undeveloped.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Along the route

  • High Mountmi 3.8

Places OpenStreetMap maps within 150 m of the route.

Questions about the Santa Cruz Traverse print

What sizes does the Santa Cruz Traverse 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 Santa Cruz Traverse track.
How hard is Santa Cruz Traverse?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band: 13.4 mi point to point with 2,573 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. 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.