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South Mountains Eastern Loop

$59
Drawn from the real elevation of South Mountains Eastern Loop.
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.

South Mountains Eastern Loop · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the South Mountains Eastern Loop trail

South Mountains Eastern Loop gains 1,445 feet across 7.2 miles of loop in West and Mountains, its elevation running from 1,240 feet up to 2,266 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 36 percent, against an average of 201 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the moderately strenuous band. The nearest town is Morganton, 11 miles away.

The trail

The South Mountains are an ancient and deeply eroded mountain range in western North Carolina. They are an isolated remnant of the much larger Appalachian Mountains to the west, and are separated from the Blue Ridge Mountain chain by the Catawba River valley.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Questions about the South Mountains Eastern Loop print

What sizes does the South Mountains Eastern 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 South Mountains Eastern Loop track.
How hard is South Mountains Eastern Loop?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the moderately strenuous band: 7.2 mi loop with 1,445 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.