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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Appalachian Trail Springer Mountain To Davenport Gap Map

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I was section hiking in Georgia early in the season and had the opportunity to lunch with a thru-hiker. He had one of these maps on him so I had the opportunity to take a look at it. This thing is rugged; the pages are made out of tyvek or something. He was trying to show me a feature on the map, but I was all like, "Wow! That's some high-quality paper!" They are definitely water and tear resistant. His map was folded all to hell, so the pages are not man-handle resistant. It's got some very handy information, like the location of shelters and water. The maps, while small, contain plenty of elevation and named location information. As much info on the maps as there is on my GPS. Every page contains a topo-section map and at the bottom an elevation profile for that section. The trail is clearly marked throughout the book. I believe that it would be possible, with a compass and this map, to successfully navigate through the wilderness if you got lost. I don't like the binding which is the weak point of this map, it's just stapled together, although that hasn't been an issue with my map yet, nor did it seem to be an issue with the more heavily used version of the map that my thru-hiking friend was using.

This is a great map for the Appalachian trail. I love that I don't have to unfold a huge map to look at a section - I simply need to open it up like a book. It was perfect for our first trip on the Appalachian trail. I looked at some of the other maps available at REI and I felt like this was superior because it did not need to be unfolded to view the map. Plus, many of the other maps only focus on one or two states, while this map covers three states along the trail. I wish it had information about water sources along the trail - I think that is the only drawback. I bought another guidebook to identify the water sources as I was taking 5 kids with an age range from 7 to 16 and wanted to ensure they were all well hydrated.

Exactly what it appears to be. I was pleased when my travel took me further north than I planned and the map was still effective.

This is a excellent map for anyone hiking the southern end of the Appalachian Trail.

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