West Virginia Muddy Trail Calls Out for New Alternative Route in WV A new alternative route around the Railroad Grade Trail near Blackwater Falls, WV. The optional path minimizes environmental damage to the trail during less-than-optimal days.
The Big Melt Begins, and Floodwaters Rise The Mississippi River threatens to spill over its banks due to snowmelt from the north, endangering several American Discovery Trail towns.
Maryland The Legend of 'Cry Baby Bridge' and Meeting Michelle & RayRey Discover the chilling legends of "Cry Baby Bridge" on the American Discovery Trail. Eerie tales of lost infants, ghostly figures, and a Goatman!
Colorado Spring Brings Construction Booms and Trail Blooms Construction projects begin to emerge with spring, causing disruptions to trails and detours. But services closed for the winter are reopening.
Maryland Hiking into Darkness: A Tunnel and An Eclipse Peer into the imposing structure and enigmatic ambiance of the C & O Canal's Indigo Tunnel. Abandoned in 1975, it provides hikers with a cool respite on a hot day.
Nebraska Chasing Dreams and Making a Difference: Trailblazers Hiking America From selfless acts of charity to using practical skills to help others, three Hikers are demonstrating perseverance, generosity, and community.
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.
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
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!
