My goals are minuscule compared to others but the maps will help me reach those goals. Already planning day hikes. Could not rate a 5. That goes to Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail maps and guides.

These are great maps, and I used them when I did my complete section hike of the AT. However, they are quite pricey. Because the trail changes all of the time (this section has had 2 major relocations fairly recently) it would help a lot to know whether the map being sold shows those relocations. In this case, Bluff Mountain and Peters Mountain. For Central Virginia, would want to be able to see Sinking Creek Mountain relocation, another major one. ATC Note: Point well-taken. These 2015 maps do include the Peters Mtn. relo (as conceived) but the others are more recent. Maps are revised when current stock is drawn down.

I guess the map format is a compromise between “North up” and maximum AT display but it is a bit disorienting going from map to map. For example Map 4 is more horizontal and map 3 is more vertical then maps 1 and 2 are diagonal to North. Also the diagram showing the sections on the overall AT are too small to be useful. I would suggest an intermediate step down from All AT, to VA, to map sections 1 through 4. The distance/elevation graph on each map is helpful however the labels should be on a white background for easier legibility but the trail log does help readability. Once familiar with these idiocincrecies it is a useful map worth taking along.

These are indespensible in planning section hiikes and where to have an outfitter make the drop off of my wandering self.