American Discovery Trail

Description: A new long-distance trail, the American Discovery Trail (ADT) will be a continuous multi-use hiking path extending across the United States from one coast to another. The ADT eastern trail head is in Cape Henlopen State Park. The route of the ADT through Delaware travels about 45 miles of sidewalks and rural roads, most with paved shoulders. The trail passes through Redden State Forest and the towns of Lewes, Milton and Bridgeville, but it mostly follows open farmland. A principal goal of the ADT has been to connect as many of the National Trail System trails andlocal and regional trails as possible in order to complete a system of trails. The ADT connects six National Scenic Trails, ten National Historic Trails, and twenty-three National Recreational Trails.

Coastal Heritage Greenway

Description: The Coastal Heritage Greenway is the most comprehensive endeavor within the Greenway Program. A corridor of open space along more than 90 miles of Delaware's coast, spanning the area between Fox Point State Park and the state line at Fenwick Island, a region rich in diversity. Focus areas along the Coastal Heritage Greenway include: Fox Point, New Castle, Delaware City, and Port Penn Focus Areas in New Castle County; Woodland Beach Wildlife Area, Lower St.Jones River, and Milford Neck Focus Areas in Kent County; and the Cape Henlopen Focus Area in Sussex County. A 27-stop Coastal Heritage Greenway Auto Tour was published to highlight some of the rich natural, cultural and historic resources along Delaware's coast, and several interpretive trail guides further interpret the rich cultural and natural history of sites along the coast.

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