Handmade
02-03-2016, 01:30
I’ve been working on making and acquiring maps for hiking the trail. What is the best source for trail guides for the entire AT? It seems like there are lots of individual guides created by the regional trail clubs, but only a few that cover the entire trail. Forum gurus, which maps are best? And which ones are optimal for a limited budget?
On this topic, I’ve compiled an “ant-trail” type text map, the sort I use for route directions on XC cycling tours. I took the data from this really helpful google map of the AT shelters and trail towns:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zUvon7SpauDE.kXmEu34D9oCw&hl=en
If any other 2016 hopefuls or forum folks would like to use the text map, here’s a link to a google doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mmfjylYCBUnwgqWWNZtMlshPY1FqBE0MTEAmJjvNDzk/edit?usp=sharing
I’ll endeavor to keep the google doc updated as I make changes. The text lists the shelters, road crossings, and towns along the trail, all with labeled or estimated mileages. Any town that has a grocery store visible from google maps is listed in bold. Any town that has few to no amenities beyond a post office is marked "USPS." Rough approximations of the distances from the trail to trail towns are listed in curly brackets, following a simple abbreviation— the prefix is a number followed by a lowercase m, indicating the number of miles, and the suffix is the predominant cardinal direction of travel; e.g. {6mSW} = six miles southwest.
Also, I have a few PocketProfile AT maps by AntiGravityGear. I have doubles of #1, #16, #17, #18, and #19, and a full set of New England (#16-22). If anyone wants them, PM me and I can mail them to you. The website for the maps is below:
http://www.antigravitygear.com/shop/pocket-profiles-guides-books/pocket-profile-appalachian-trail-elevation-profile-map-sets/
Hope this post finds use with some of the folks who took the time to read it!
On this topic, I’ve compiled an “ant-trail” type text map, the sort I use for route directions on XC cycling tours. I took the data from this really helpful google map of the AT shelters and trail towns:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zUvon7SpauDE.kXmEu34D9oCw&hl=en
If any other 2016 hopefuls or forum folks would like to use the text map, here’s a link to a google doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mmfjylYCBUnwgqWWNZtMlshPY1FqBE0MTEAmJjvNDzk/edit?usp=sharing
I’ll endeavor to keep the google doc updated as I make changes. The text lists the shelters, road crossings, and towns along the trail, all with labeled or estimated mileages. Any town that has a grocery store visible from google maps is listed in bold. Any town that has few to no amenities beyond a post office is marked "USPS." Rough approximations of the distances from the trail to trail towns are listed in curly brackets, following a simple abbreviation— the prefix is a number followed by a lowercase m, indicating the number of miles, and the suffix is the predominant cardinal direction of travel; e.g. {6mSW} = six miles southwest.
Also, I have a few PocketProfile AT maps by AntiGravityGear. I have doubles of #1, #16, #17, #18, and #19, and a full set of New England (#16-22). If anyone wants them, PM me and I can mail them to you. The website for the maps is below:
http://www.antigravitygear.com/shop/pocket-profiles-guides-books/pocket-profile-appalachian-trail-elevation-profile-map-sets/
Hope this post finds use with some of the folks who took the time to read it!