Grand Canyon Trail Map 4th Edition by Kent Schulte
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Book Reviews of Grand Canyon Trail Map 4th Edition
Book Review: Best all-purpose map/tool
Summary: 5 Stars
This Grand Canyon map covers the central area of the park (equivalent to 8 USGS quads) at 1:40,000 scale, nearly double that of its best competitor, the Trails Illustrated. While it's true there are areas in the park not covered, most backcountry campers and day hikers will be well within this map. Where the Sky Terrain maps excel is their eye-pleasing clarity and wealth of ground-level information. The T.I. maps by comparison are somewhat dark and over-shaded. You can read this one by the light from a campfire, no trouble. While I'd never discourage anyone from bringing a quad or two for their trip as a backup, this map will serve most needs and is vastly more up-to-date. GPS users familiar with UTM (you ought to be!) should be able to eyeball their position fairly easily with the grid provided.
The margins include nice, concise trail descriptions and even elevation profiles for major hikes in the park. Also included are a small regional road map (useful for vehicle navigation), and a simplified geology profile for the canyon.
If you're planning any casual or serious hiking or backpacking trip in GC, this should be part of your gear.
P.S. The copy of this map I recently obtained is the newest 2009 edition.
Book Review: Beats the National Geographic map for sure
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great map. I should start by saying I am not an experienced hiker, nor am I familiar with the Grand Canyon. I am preparing for my first trip out there with my college buddy from many years ago. He bought the National Geographic series map because he has always had great experiences with those maps. I decided to just get something different, and this one was rated highly on Amazon.
This map has more trails and is more detailed than the National Geographic map he bought. The big thing this map has that the NG map doesn't is trail distances. These distances are marked in two colors, one indicating the total trail length and the other indicating distance between waypoints (such as a campground to the river).
I will update this review after our October Grand Canyon trip and let you know how accurate it is, but all in all I am very happy with this map.
Book Review: The best Grand Canyon topo map available
Summary: 5 Stars
I authored a Grand Canyon Hiking DVD (Jon's DVD Hiking Guides - Grand Canyon National Park) and wanted to find a map to offer on my website. After looking at all the topo maps I could find on the Grand Canyon I chose this one. I was expecting National Geographics' Trails Illustrated map to be the best (typically their maps are superb) but their GC map is really lacking.
Kent Schulte's map is attractive and easy to read, it lists mileage distances on the more common trails and contains other important information such as perennial water sources, contact information for obtaining a backcountry permit, etc.
Book Review: A Great Trail Map of the Grand Canyon
Summary: 5 Stars
I like this trail map. It's much better than National Geographic Road Guide to Grand Canyon National Park (NG Road Guides). This map is easier to read. There is a wealth of information on this map; it's almost a mini-guidebook.
What I like the best about the cartography it Kent Schulte's approach to 3D topo maps. Instead toe usual approach of using shading to light and shadow as if the sun were shining obliquely across the landscape, in this map they use shading to indicate elevation. In terrain as rugged as the Grand Canyon, this approach works better.
Book Review: Very Detailed Map
Summary: 5 Stars
This map has about every feature a map could have; well... everything I could ask for. It covers everything from trail mileage between landmarks, trail difficulty, springs, backcountry use areas, plus all of the usual thing on a map. This map along with a detailed guide book, you could plan any kind of trip you want in the Grand Canyon.
I'm backpacking in the Grand Canyon for 4 days this summer and this map is all I'm going to carry with me; I'm leaving my book at home because I won't need it. I've done a lot of backpacking and this is one of the nicest maps I have.