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A lot of people are not familiar with the American Discovery Trail. https://discoverytrail.org https://discoverytrail.org It is not as popular as the big 3 (AT
by zikduruqe 3y ago
A lot of people are not familiar with the American Discovery Trail. https://discoverytrail.org https://discoverytrail.org It is not as popular as the big 3 (AT, CDT, PCT).
Since I live right beside it, I've hosted many hikers and bikers crossing the US providing trail magic, bounce boxes and such. Maybe my retirement plan is walking it myself one day like https://www.greybeardadventurer.com https://www.greybeardadventurer.com did for the AT.
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 3y agoFor non-hikers like me to learn: https://www.greenbelly.co/pages/appalachian-trail-backpacking-terms https://www.greenbelly.co/pages/appalachian-trail-backpackin... - "Bounce Box - Box of supplies you ship or 'bounce' forward to pick up in your next trail town." - "Trail Angel - Giver of Trail Magic. A volunteer who helps hikers with a place to stay in their house, a shuttle to the trail head, free food, anything." - "Trail Magic - Given by Trail Angels. The goodies a Trail Angel offers out of goodwill." Seems like a fun hobby
- ghaff 3y agoThere's also a ferry operator https://www.matc.org/kennebec-river-ferry-service/ https://www.matc.org/kennebec-river-ferry-service/ to cross the Kennebec in Maine.
- dustincoates 3y agoThe long-distance trails are one of the things I love most about the US. Some of them are obviously much more "contiguous" than others, but I love that people are trying to create more. Here's a list of them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_long-distance_trails_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_long-distance_trails_i...