Shenandoah National Park is the gem for many Virginia hikers with a plethora of deer, black bear and passing motorists on Skyline Drive. Catch all the best springs, lean-tos and get the lay of the land with this mapset and guidebook.

Rugged and challenging the terrain in New Hampshire and Vermont are also breathtakingly beautiful. The Appalachian Trail cruises through the green state and on into New Hampshire and the White Mountains, where hikers get a taste of some of the most challenging climbs of the AT with stunning vistas to boot.

The Appalachian Trail hugs the TN & NC state line for many miles, sharing some of the greatest views in the Southeast passing through Nantahala Gorge, the Great Smokies, the Roan Highlands and more. This guidebook and mapset is the ideal set of topos for traversing this leg of the AT.

For some it's just a guidebook & mapset, to others it is the opening chapter of the greatest hiking adventure of their lives. This first leg of the Appalachian Trail can be daunting for northbound thru-hikers, but this beginning mapset will keep you on the straight and narrow path through Georgia and North Carolina on your way to Katahdin.

The lower portion of New England is a beautiful area to hike any time of year. This stretch of the Appalachian Trail covers the entire states of Connecticut & Massachusetts with detailed elevation profiles and trail details in the guidebook.

Cruising the green tunnel of Virginia along the sharp edge of the Blue Ridge range is a great area to pack on the miles and get your hiking legs up to speed. Take this mapset for the best view of the elevation profile as it passes over Chestnut Knob, McAffe Knob, Tinker Cliffs, and other beautiful stretches of the commonwealth of Virginia.

Southwest Virginia jumps hikers up in elevation after passing through Damascus and on into the Mount Rogers High Country. With wild pony herds and plenty of gorgeous views, this stretch of the AT is made all that more interesting with the details plotted out in the Southwest VA guidebook and mapset.

Don't let the idea of hiking the AT in NY or NJ fool you…it's more beautiful than what you might envision with plenty of firetowers, ridgetop views and passes a few glacial tarns thousands of years old.

A hiker's paradise, Rock Mountain National Park embodies America's tradition to preserve and protect these iconic natural resources. Find the best backcountry havens for your next trip using Trails Illustrated detailed topo map.