Appalachian Trail, Damascus to Bailey Gap [Virginia] (National Geographic Topographic Guide (1503))

• Waterproof • Tear-Resistant • Topographic The Damascus to Bailey Gap Topographic Guide makes a perfect traveling companion when traversing the southwest Virginia section of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.). The A.T. in southwest Virginia travels through a culturally and historically rich area that includes fertile farmland, long, wooded ridges, and the highest ains in the state. While the Mt. Rogers high country, just east of Damascus, is very popular with visitors, hikers can find excellent rtunities for solitude farther north on their way to the New River and Bailey Gap. Each A.T. Topographic Guide includes detailed topographic s at a detail of 1 inch = 1 mile. Each page is centered on the A.T. and overlaps with the adjacent pages so there is little chance of getting lost. Along the bottom of each page is a trail profile that shows the distance between shelters, camping areas, and trail access points. The and trail profile provide a step by step visual guide to hiking the trail, mile by rugged mile. The Topographic Guide is built for all levels of hiking enthusiasts, from the day tripper to the multi month 'thru-hiker'. The front pages of the printed Topographic Guide include resupply information, town inset s, camping options, and much more. Every Topographic Guide is printed on "Backcountry Tough" waterproof, tear-resistant paper. A full UTM grid is printed on the to aid with GPS navigation. Other features found on this include: Abingdon Gap Shelter, Atkins, Bailey Gap Shelter, Bastian, Bland, Bluefield, Chatfield Shelter, Chestnut Knob Shelter, Damascus, Doc's Knob Shelter, Grayson Highlands State Park, Helveys Mill Shelter, Hurricane Mtn Shelter, Jefferson National Forest, Jenkins Shelter, Jenny Knob Shelter, Knot Maul Branch Shelter, Lost Mtn Shelter, Marion, Rogers, Old Orchard Shelter, Partnership Shelter, Pearisburg, Pine Swamp Branch Shelter, Princeton, Rice Field Shelter, Saunders Shelter, Tazewell, Thomas Knob Shelter, Trimpi Shelter, Wapiti Shelter, Wise Shelter. * Scale = 1:63,360 * Folded Size = 4.25" x 9.25"

• Printed on waterproof, tear-resistant paper. 1 inch equals 1 mile. Trail profile on bottom of each page shows distance between shelters, camping areas, and trail access points..
• Front pages of the Topographic Guide include resupply information, town inset s, camping options and more. A full UTM grid is printed on the to help with GPS navigation..