the question was: It was not to find the gradient  Pick a path within the map area that has a gentle overall slope to the top of the knob at point B while always moving upslope (i.e., the easiest/most gradual elevation gain). Your map should be about a mile long, give or take a thousand feet or so. DESCRIBE this hiking route in 60-80 words. Describe it in words, e.g., in relation to the contour lines and/or the straight line connecting A and B. i

the question was: It was not to find the gradient 

Pick a path within the map area that has a gentle overall slope to the top of the knob at point B while always moving upslope (i.e., the easiest/most gradual elevation gain). Your map should be about a mile long, give or take a thousand feet or so. DESCRIBE this hiking route in 60-80 words.

Describe it in words, e.g., in relation to the contour lines and/or the straight line connecting A and B. i