Summit, Vail & Holy Cross Trail Map 3rd Edition [Map]

Kent Schulte (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 18, 2008

New 3rd edition topographic trail map covers a popular area of the central Colorado Rockies, including: Holy Cross Wilderness, Eagles Nest Wilderness, White River National Forest, and more. Also Covers Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco, Vail, Beaver Creek, Silverthorne, Avon, Edwards, Minturn & Red Cliff. Mount of the Holy Cross and Quandary Peak 14'ers. The map features custom colored shaded relief & 100ft contours which create a beautiful and useful impression of the terrain. Extensive field research produced the most accurate map of the area, with more trails than other maps. Historical routes also shown. Trails are rated easy, moderate & difficult with symbols. Singletrack is shown. A 2km UTM grid makes GPS use easy. Campgrounds & trailheads shown. 71 text descriptions highlight the glories you will find out on the trails! Map Scale is 1:50,000 with 2 maps (one on each side) covering 9 USGS quads each. Map printed on waterproof & tear tough synthetic paper.

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About the Author

Kent is a cartographer living in Boulder, Colorado. He is usually outdoors scouting trails. His goal is to combine the art & science of cartography to produce the best maps possible. Several of his maps have won awards, including 1st place, in map contests.

Product Details

• Map: 2 pages
• Publisher: Sky Terrain; 3rd edition (September 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966550854
• ISBN-13: 978-0966550856
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 3.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,046,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best for Clarity and Detail, June 4, 2009

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W. Holsclaw (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Summit, Vail & Holy Cross Trail Map 3rd Edition (Map)

This 1:50,000 scale map covers some great areas in exceptional detail and clarity typical of the Sky Terrain maps. This map is rich with ground-level detail and easy-on-the-eyes readability, while still offering sharp shaded relief and a real sense of the terrain, even for those who aren't practiced in reading contours.

One of these days I'll invest in some snow shoes and use this map for the hut system in the area, but for now I'm doing some good summer hikes in the Holy Cross. I highly recommend this map, especially over its Trails Illustrated competitor(s). Though I'd never discourage serious navigators from supplementing this up-to-date map with a USGS quad, the UTM grid is very easy to use at this scale, so an experienced GPS user should be able to eyeball their position readily enough.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These are great maps., August 5, 2005

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D. Brott "Dale Brott" (Green, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Summit, Vail & Holy Cross Trail Map 3rd Edition (Map)

This map, like all the skyterrain maps I've seen, is simply outstanding. It *so* clearly presents the big picture for roads and overall terrain, as well as the "important details" on topography, hiking trails, and water-ways. And the map is amazingly readable - even for those of us in our forties with failing near vision. Extras include various charts, overhead views and selected trail details. The waterproof material is quite handy too. No CO mountain hiker should be without one.