National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map: Colorado Backpack Loops North State Maps. The South Platte River, Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir to Chatfield Reservoir Fishing & River Map Guide is designed to be the perfect companion to anyone recreating on the South Platte from just below Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir to the southwestern suburbs of Denver. The South Platte below Elevenmile is dramatically different than flat meandering flow found upstream. Almost immediately it enters a series of steep canyons and recreation areas managed by the Pike National Forest before existing the Front Range at Waterton Canyon.Each Fishing & River Map Guide includes detailed river maps at a scale of 1 inch = 1/2 mile. At this scale every turn in the river and rapid is clearly shown and labeled. Each page is centered on the river and overlaps with the adjacent pages so finding any location along the river is easy. The maps include river miles, access points, private and public lands, gaging stations, recreation sites, and more.Pat Dorsey, one of Colorado’s most renowned fly fishing guides and authors, has written the introduction as well as descriptions of specific fly fishing strategies and seasonal fluctuations found on the river. Also included are stream flow charts, hatch charts, and a table of river access points.More convenient and easier to use than folded maps, but just as compact and lightweight, National Geographic’s Fishing & River Map Guide booklets are printed on Backcountry Tough waterproof, tear-resistant paper with stainless steel staples. A full UTM grid is printed on the map to aid with GPS navigation.

National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map: Colorado Backpack Loops North State Maps

National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map: Colorado Backpack Loops South State Maps. Colorado is renowned for its outdoor recreational opportunities. One of these pastimes is, of course, backcountry hiking. The Colorado Backpack Loops North Topographic Map Guide covers a dozen backpack loops selected by National Geographic staff for their diversity, remoteness, and inspiring vistas. Each page of the Topographic Map Guide includes a detailed map of the trail with directions to the trailhead from the nearest major town as well as a trail profile with mileages to foreshadow the elevation changes that will be met along the way. GPS coordinates are also provided for strategic points along the trail to help with navigation.The trails are organized by the number of nights backpackers can expect to be in the backcountry, from one to more than three. They range from 8 to 25 miles long with elevation gains from 2,000 to over 7,000 feet. Written descriptions of each trail give an overview of the natural features that will be encountered along the way as well as the length, total elevation gain, and nearest town to each trailhead. This Topographic Map Guide will get you into the wild lands of northern Colorado that most hikers in the country can only dream about.More convenient and easier to use than folded maps, but just as compact and lightweight, National Geographic’s Topographic Map Guide booklets are printed on Backcountry Tough waterproof, tear-resistant paper with stainless steel staples. A full UTM grid is printed on the map to aid with GPS navigation.

National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map: Telluride/Silverton/Ouray/Lake City State Maps. Colorado is renowned for its outdoor recreational opportunities. One of these pastimes is, of course, backcountry hiking. The Colorado Backpack Loops South Topographic Map Guide covers a dozen backpack loops selected by National Geographic staff for their diversity, remoteness, and inspiring vistas. Each page of the Topographic Map Guide includes a detailed map of the trail with directions to the trailhead from the nearest major town as well as a trail profile with mileages to foreshadow the elevation changes that will be met along the way. GPS coordinates are also provided for strategic points along the trail to help with navigation.The trails are organized by the number of nights backpackers can expect to be in the backcountry, from one to more than three. They range from 10 to 26 miles long with elevation gains from 2,000 to over 9,000 feet. Written descriptions of each trail give an overview of the natural features that will be encountered along the way as well as the length, total elevation gain, and nearest town to each trailhead. This Topographic Map Guide will get you into the wild lands of southern Colorado that most hikers in the country can only dream about.More convenient and easier to use than folded maps, but just as compact and lightweight, National Geographic’s Topographic Map Guide booklets are printed on Backcountry Tough waterproof, tear-resistant paper with stainless steel staples. A full UTM grid is printed on the map to aid with GPS navigation.

National Geographic 140 – Trails Illustrated Map: Weminuche Wilderness State Maps. Expertly researched and created in partnership with local land management agencies, National Geographic’s Trails Illustrated map of Telluride, Silverton, Ouray, and Lake City provides an unparalleled tool for exploring this breathtaking region of Colorado. Whatever the season, you’ll find this map a useful tool in pursuing a host of recreational activities from skiing, snowmobiling, and ice climbing to camping, fishing, mountain biking, and ATVing. The map also includes information about these featured attractions: Uncompahgre Wilderness, Alpine Loop National Scenic Byway, Lizard Head Wilderness, Ridgway State Park, Mount Sneffels Wilderness, and San Juan Skyway National Scenic Byway.This map can guide you off the beaten path and back again with miles of mapped trails including the Colorado Trail and the Continental Divide Trail. The map base includes contour lines and elevations for summits and passes. Recreation features such as campgrounds, boat launches, and fishing access are clearly noted, and contact information for various agencies is included as well.

National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map: Black Mesa/Curecanti Pass – 2019 Edition State Maps. The Weminuche Wilderness spans the Continental Divide and at nearly a half million acres is the largest wilderness area in Colorado. Expertly researched and created in partnership with local land management agencies, National Geographic’s Trails Illustrated map of Weminuche Wilderness provides an unparalleled tool for exploring this rugged country and its fragile ecosystems. This map offers unmatched detail of the entire park including such key areas of interest as Big Meadows, Williams Creek, and Rio Grande reservoirs; the Rio Grande and Animas rivers; Wolf Creek; and three fourteeners, Mount Eolus, Sunlight Peak, and Windom Peak, located in the San Juan Mountains. The map also includes the San Juan and Rio Grande national forests.With miles of clearly marked trails including portions of the Colorado and Continental Divide trails, and the scenic roadways Silver Thread and San Juan Skyway, this map will prove invaluable whether you’re taking in the scenery on foot or by car. Whatever the season, you’ll find this map a useful tool in pursuing a host of recreational activities. Alpine ski areas, hard surface and mountain bike routes, campgrounds, trailheads, boat ramps, fishing access, and ATV trails are all noted, as are historic townsites and mining camps. The map base includes contour lines and elevations for summits, passes and many lakes.Every Trails Illustrated map is printed on Backcountry Tough waterproof, tear-resistant paper. A full UTM grid is printed on the map to aid with GPS navigation.Other features found on this map include: Mount Eolus, Needle Mountains, Rio Grande National Forest, San Juan Mountains, San Juan National Forest, Sunlight Peak, Weminuche Wilderness, Windom Peak, Wolf Creek Pass.

National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map: Cache La Poudre/Big Thompson State Maps. Trails Illustrated Map: Black Mesa/Curecanti PassOutdoor enthusiasts seeking to explore the remote and untamed mountains of western Colorado will marvel at National Geographic’s Trails Illustrated map of Black Mesa and Curecanti Pass. Created in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, this expertly researched map covers the recreational land in the area with unparalleled detailed. Among the main points of interest are Gunnison National Forest, West Elk Mountains and Wilderness, Sapinero, Centennial and Gunnison State Wildlife Areas, Curecanti National Recreation Area and Rainbow Lake.Get off the beaten path and back on again by following the map along hiking and motorized trails; hard surface and mountain bike routes; and snowmobile and winter use trails. To aid in your navigation of the area, the map also includes contour lines, elevations, labeled peaks, summits and passes, water features and selected waypoints as well as a complete road network of the area, including numbered Forest Service roads and BLM routes. Some of the other recreation features pinpointed are areas for camping, cross-country and alpine skiing, climbing, fishing and picnicking. Additionally, wilderness regulations, survival tips, Leave No Trace guidelines and essential contact information is provided.Every Trails Illustrated map is printed on Backcountry Tough waterproof, tear-resistant paper. A full UTM grid is printed on the map to aid with GPS navigation.Other features found on this map include: Gunnison National Forest, West Elk Mountains, West Elk Peak, West Elk Wilderness.