I play entirely online these days and am looking for the subject map. My artistic skills are crap, so I use my wallet to augment.
Looking through the various map packs and flip mat descriptions, I didn't see any that would meet the intent.
Anyone who owns them, can you tell me if I can find a pseudo-similar map to purchase as a .pdf?
Could you please describe more in-depth as to what you're looking for, or link to sample images? As far as I know a switchback path is just kind of a windy path, but do you need it going all the way up the hill? Leading to the hill? Is it just a path that wraps around the hill or one that is more labyrinthine than that?
How big a map do you need it to be? (In feet/battle grid squares)
Besides it being a hill with a path, what are your other terrain needs? Is it a meadow hill, with little trees or brush? A forested hill with lots of trees? A desert hill? A snowy hill? A wasteland hill?
Do you need it to be in full color or B&W?
I was going for simple, but if there are options for greater details:
The scenario is a Darklands tunnel opening into a wide cavern covered in phosphorescent moss. A slow moving underground river bisects the cavern. The tunnel opens about 150 feet above the cavern floor. A switch back path leads down the rocky slope of the cavern to a small rock beach. There is no path across the river.
I'd suggest you just use a narrow ledge map
most switchback paths run gradually enough that they would be difficult to fit on your average game-table/gridmap.
if you are mapping a switchback, just think for a moment if it is intended for wagons/carts and make sure the circular switchback cut is wide enough for the turning radius of a wagon and proceed with the map.
If you can't find anything I'll see if I can draw something in Campaign Cartographer.
I appreciate the offer, but was just looking for something to throw in to my campaign. I found a well done caverns map and with a bit of ham-fisted editing and some imagination on the part of my players, we'll press. Thanks though!