Friends of DuPont Forest has a nice Recreation Guide Map covering the forest, which represents the official map of the area. These maps are being sold by area merchants, and a portion of proceeds goes to support trail and other needed improvements at DuPont State Forest. Some of the features of this map include:
17" x 22" size
Shaded relief with elevation contours
Printed on folded, waterproof PolyArt synthetic stock
Major water crossing are marked
Trail ratings (Difficult, Moderate, Easy) with distances in miles
Summary and directions to major attractions
Driving directions from several regional cities
Pick up the printed map at one of your favorite WNC Outdoors Retailers. Or, you can view an online version of the official map on DupontForest.com.
GPS Map
Below is our interactive GPS map of all the trails in DuPont. You can download all the map data below the map, or click on any individual trail to download it and load it into Google Earth, your GPS, or a GIS application.
KML is the main file type used by Google Earth. If you have Google Earth installed, clicking the KML link should open the trail or point directly
in Google Earth for viewing. This is the native file format used by Google Earth, but many other map applications can use and understand KML as well,
so if you're not sure which one to download, KML is a good bet.
GPX
The GPX format stands for GPS Exchange - a free, open, XML format for exchanging GPS and map data. GPX is compatible with Google Earth,
many other mapping programs, and most GPS devices (such as Garmin). Load the file directly into your GPS to help find your way on your next trip!
GeoJSON
GeoJSON is a newer, lightweight data exchange format which can be used to quickly share map data and may have a smaller size than KML or GPX. Many
professional mapping and GIS applications support the GeoJSON format.
About the Map
Copyright
Base Layers
Base layers provided by Google, MyTopo.com and Microsoft Research (MSR) Maps. Base layer images are subject to
the respective copyright policies of their owners.
Trail and Marker Overlays
Trail layers and downloadable data are all original works created by WNCOutdoors with guidance from a variety of
sources, including ensembles of our own GPS tracks, user contributed GPS tracks, official maps and GIS data from
government agencies, and field observations. WNCOutdoors data is made freely available under the
Open Database License - you are free to copy and use
it for any purpose unde the terms of that license (summary).
Tips
The map will scroll and zoom, just like a normal Google Map.
Click MyTopo to use a USGS topographic maps as the base layer.
Hover over a trail to see it highlighted. Helps to see start and end points for an individual trail.
Click a trail for more details and to download it.
