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1.7 mi point to point · 955 ft of climbing

Summit Trail

$59
Highest point Elk Knob, 5,531 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.

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

About the Summit Trail trail

The Summit Trail route in West and Mountains measures 1.7 miles and gains 955 feet, with a low point of 4,576 feet and a high point of 5,531 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 25 percent, against an average of 562 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the moderate band. The nearest town is Boone, about 8 miles away.

The area

Elk Knob State Park is a 4,423-acre (17.90 km2) North Carolina state park in Watauga County, North Carolina, in the United States. Opened in 2003, it is one of North Carolina's newest state parks.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Along the route

  • South Viewmi 1.6
  • North Viewmi 1.6

Places OpenStreetMap maps within 150 m of the route.

Questions about the Summit Trail print

What sizes does the Summit 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 Summit Trail track.
How hard is Summit Trail?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the moderate band: 1.7 mi point to point with 955 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.