American Discovery Trail
American Discovery Trail
American Discovery Trail. Guidebooks.
Foot, Bill, and Laurie Foot. ADT Data Book.
‘The most detailed and up-to-date route directions available. They were originally compiled by Bill and Laurie Foot, and were recently updated. Available as a hard copy booklet, covering the country in four segments: Delaware to Cincinnati; Cincinnati to Denver (Southern Branch); Cincinnati to Denver (Northern Branch) and Denver to California.’
Lukei, Reese. The American Discovery Trail: Explorer’s Guide.
Map Kits.
‘These kits contain a mix of state, county, topographic and trail maps with the ADT route highlighted. They include the ADT Data Books and Trails Illustrated maps (California and Ohio/Western West Virginia only) and are currently available for these states: Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio/Kentucky, Indiana (south), Illinois (south), Illinois (north), Iowa, and California. The Ohio maps are primarily the very detailed ones published by the Buckeye Trail Association. The heart of the southern Illinois set is the colorful River to River Trail Guide published by the River to River Association. The ADT Society is working on a digital mapping project and hopes to have maps of the entire trail available soon.
American Discovery Trail. Memoirs.
Cottrell, Joyce, and Peter Cottrell. Two Hikers–Both 50-Years Plus–Complete Historic First Coast-to-Coast Trek on ADT.
‘Joyce and Peter Cottrell departed from the Atlantic coast at Delaware’s Cape Henlopen State Park on March 5, 2002 and reached the Pacific on August 18, 2003 — the first h ikers to backpack the entire official route of the…ADT.
Daniel, Michael. LION KING’s 2007 American Discovery Trail Journal. (in progress)
Dudley, Ellen, and Eric Seaborg. American Discoveries: Scouting the First Coast-to-Coast Recreational Trail.
Foot, Bill, and Laurie Foot. The ADT Journal.
Grapa, Robin, and Patty Laatsch. Our Hike Across America for Bone Marrow Disease.
Powers, Ken, and Marcia Powers. Ken & Marcia’s 2005 American Discovery Trail Journal.
‘On October 15, 2005, Ken and Marcia Powers became the first hikers to complete a continuous backpack of the country’s first Atlantic-to-Pacific trail…[They] started their journey from the Atlantic coast in Delaware’s Cape Henlopen State Park on February 27… .Others have made this 4,900-mile trek, but [they] are the first to follow the actual American Discovery Trail route continuously and finish in the same year.
Propster, Randy, and Sheri Propster. Treck USA: A Thru-Hike of the American Discovery Trail.
Stark, Brian R. Getting to the Point: In a Dozen Pairs of Shoes.
Toolan, Dave, and Stuart Hamilton. Walking the States, 2006/2007.
American Discovery Trail. Articles.
Isaacs, Lindsay. “Blazing America’s First Coast-to-Coast Trail.” American City & County. Vol. 115, No. 11 (August 2000), pgs. 54-56, 58.
“Redisover America.” Backpacker. Vol. 28, Issue 5 (June 2000), pgs. 67-75.
Seaborg, Eric. “The Longest Trail.” Backpacker. Vol. 20, Issue 3 (May 1992), pg. 26+ (12 pages).
“Shore to Shore.” Backpacker. Vol. 20, Issue 3 (May 1992), pg. 40+ (7 pages).