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a 1:1 scale would be useless as it would be nearly flat for most of the AT. its vertically exaggerrated on purpose to make it useful. in spite of the exaggeration you can still accurately read elevation gain over distance
Indeed. A vertical exaggeration of around 5:1 generally matches what the trail "feels" like.