Nevada

"ClayHikes" Shares Key Updates on Eastern Nevada Route Conditions and Springs

"ClayHikes" shares his westbound experiences on the new Nevada route: trail conditions, water sources, campsites, and local attractions.

Nevada

Revamped Nevada Segments Offer Access to Springs and Resupply Town

Discover our newly updated routes through Eastern Nevada to the American Discovery Trail, providing access to active springs and a resupply town.

California

2023: Getting off to a Snow Start

Insights into navigating the Sierra Nevada on the ADT: historical snowpack data, snow stations, and planning tips heading eastbound or westbound.

Ohio

Burr Oak Updates & Brian Begins the C&O

New campsites and picnic waypoints with updated maps and directions. Find out about our recent tweaks to the track and expert tips from 2022 hikers.

Delaware

Brian Leads Off Class of 2023

Blackberry Brian" began his journey on the American Discovery Trail to raise awareness and funds for Feeding America and its 200 food banks.

Iowa

Gilbertville to Brandon, Iowa Detour

A bridge replacement and culvert construction project has closed an 18-mile section of the Cedar Valley Nature Trail.

Illinois

The River-to-River Trail Gets Some Tweaks

Step into the great outdoors and discover Southern Illinois on the updated River to River Trail. Get the latest updates and information in our blog post.

Getting Started

Start Here: Hiking America!

Hiking America is a unique platform that brings together a wealth of information for American Discovery Trail enthusiasts. This crowdsourced collection of maps, guides, and Hiker Notes is constantly updated and is a dynamic representation of the trail, as it evolves and changes over time.

Missouri

"Ruk"row, Shaggy - Katy Hostel Rule Changes

In the small community of Tebbetts, MO, the Turner KATY Trail Shelter has been an oasis after a long day. But gone is the 'Honor System.'

Indiana

Dispersed Camping at Dispersed Church

Question: Would you stealth camp in a public cemetery? If so, great! So how about camping next to an abandoned church in Southern Indiana?

California

Mosquito Wildfire Closure Update

The Mosquito Wildfire shut down a large section of the American Discovery Trail in September. The USDA FS lifted part of the closure this week!

Maryland

A Return to Capital Roots

In 1980-81, transcontinental hikers dubbed 'HikANation,' arrived at the U.S. Capitol. Hiking America adds a route to follow their footsteps in D.C. on a mission advocating for more hiking trails across America.

Bernie Crosses the Delaware (Line)

Within the hour, Bernie crossed his eleventh and LAST state line of the American Discovery Trail - into Delaware! The Maryland/Delaware border is one of a few states on the ADT that doesn't greet you with a "Welcome!" sign.

Maryland

Bernie's Through-Hike Nearing its End.

Eastbound American Discovery Trail through-hiker, Bernie Krauss, entered Washington D.C. this weekend after a 7-month journey across the country.

Kansas

Thanksgiving Thanks and Trail Updates

We are thankful to the Hiking America community, who have shared their insights and experiences to benefit all on the American Discovery Trail.

Honoring our Hiking Vet on Veterans Day

Shawn "Ruk Runner" Whitcomb is in freezing Kansas (25 degrees this morning), heading east on the American Discovery Trail on a deeply personal mission to raise money for Teen Suicide Prevention and Counseling. Before strapping REI tents on his back, Shawn served our country for over 20 years in U.

Ohio

Bits and Pieces from Here and There

Keeping up with 6,800 miles is a lot! We're never at a loss for work — updates, waypoints, new hiker notes. October saw quite the 🍂 harvest!

California

'Clay Hikes' has DONE IT!

Clay Chapman has become the 1st American Discovery Trail thru-hiker in four years to successfully complete the ADT from Delaware to California.

Ohio

BT Updates as Bernie Makes Ohio

As ADT hiker Bernie Krausse arrives in Cincinnati, we've updated the Buckeye Trail sections of the American Discovery Trail.

California

"Clay Hikes" on the Home Stretch

Clay "Clay_Hikes" Chapman left the shore of Delaware exactly 8 months ago. He is set to arrive at the Golden Gate Bridge in the coming weeks!

Colorado

Colorado Front Range Bypass(es)

With Fall arriving and snow starting to fall above 10k ft, we've created a few 'Plan B' Alternate Routes for the American Discovery Trail just in case.

Indiana

Burn Ban In Effect: Southern Indiana

Burn bans are now in effect in southern and southeastern Indiana, including large sections of the American Discovery Trail.

Colorado

Bypassing an Early Colorado Winter

At the request of an on-trail ADT Hiker, we've added a new bypass to the Colorado Southern Route to avoid a collision with early winter at 10k feet.

Nevada

New Nevada Route Finalized

Our new Nevada Reroute to the American Discovery Trail is finalized, field-tested, and now published.

California

Mosquito Fire Shuts Down ADT in California

California's Mosquito Wildfire closes a large part of the American Discovery Trail in Tahoe National Forest through Dec. 31st at the least.