Route: American Discovery Trail - Eastern Segment

Submitted by sbrydon on Fri, 05/01/2026 - 03:16am
Location
Delaware, US
Maryland, US
District of Columbia, US
West Virginia, US
Ohio, US
Kentucky, US
Description

The approximately 1,000 mile eastern segment of the American Discovery Trail, from the terminus on the coastline of Cape Henlopen, Delaware to Elizabethtown, Ohio trail junction. This route travels across Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC, West Virginia, and Ohio, touching a small portion of Kentucky. Four slight alterations made to official ADT on days 4, 23, 30, and 31 due to traffic hazards (using alternate routes suggested by Hiking America). 
 

Per the official ADT, one area requires brief car transit (Chesapeake Bay Bridge) and one area requires boat transit (Kentucky). 

GPS Track
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