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Stiffknee Trail

$59
Drawn from the real elevation of Stiffknee 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.

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

About the Stiffknee Trail trail

2,858 feet of elevation gain over 9.5 miles: that is Stiffknee Trail, an out-and-back in North Carolina running between 1,396 and 2,869 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 31 percent, against an average of 301 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band. The nearest town is Maryville, 21 miles away.

The area

Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, created in 1975, covers 19,246 acres (78 km2) in the Nantahala National Forest in western North Carolina and the Cherokee National Forest in East Tennessee, in the watersheds of the Slickrock and Little Santeetlah Creeks. It is named after Joyce Kilmer, author of the poem "Trees".

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Questions about the Stiffknee Trail print

What sizes does the Stiffknee 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 Stiffknee Trail track.
How hard is Stiffknee Trail?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band: 9.5 mi out and back with 2,858 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). 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.