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Fantasy Map: Appalachian Trail Subway
From Stonebrown Design comes this clever “subway” map of the famous Appalachian Trail, a hiking path that stretches some 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine. Normally confined to detailed topographical maps, here it has been simplified to its very basic elements - a path, stops along the way and state lines. Clever work.
Have we been there? No, but I have a friend who thru-hiked the whole trail and loved every second of it.
What we like: Clever adaptation of the familiar subway iconography for a very different purpose. Especially like the clarification between on-trail and off-trail “stops”, an important distinction for hikers.
What we don’t like: Not a huge amount to dislike. Even the angled text - my usual pet peeve - works well in this instance, allowing text to sit cleanly within each relevant state. Hikers might complain that it doesn’t give any indication of elevation: I’ve heard some of those mountains along the way are a hard slog!
Our rating: Clever and witty reworking of standard subway design and iconography. They aren’t selling posters of this yet, but they really should be. Four stars.
(Source: Stonebrown Design website)
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