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The Buckeye Trail is a trail that wraps around the entire state of Ohio. In our area, it is coincident with both the North Country Trail and the American Discovery Trail. Its development began were over half a century ago, and it was originally intended to be a linear trail connecting Lake Erie with the Ohio River. The Buckeye Trail is some 1,444 miles long with M## miles off-road, and the rest on roadways. It was begun in D##. |
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The North Country Trail is a National Scenic Trail that extends from Lake Champlain in upstate New York into North Dakota. It is 4,600 miles long, with M## miles off-road. Because of its national scenic trail designation, it is technically under the authority of the National Park Service. |
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The American Discovery Trail claims some 6,800 miles coast-to-coast. It forks in western Ohio to form a north loop and a south loop that meet in Colorado. The eastern terminus is at Cape Henlopen State Park on the Delaware Atlantic coast east of Lewes, Delaware. The western terminus is at Point Reyes National Seashore on the Pacific Coast just north of San Francisco. This trail features much less in the way of off-road hiking experiences than the previous two trails, and it has urban loops, as well. The official website states “The ADT connects five National Scenic, 12 National Historic, and 34 National Recreational Trails; passes through urban centers like Cincinnati and San Francisco; leads to 14 National Parks and 16 National Forests; and visits 10,000 sites of historic, cultural, and natural significance.” |
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