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Indiana (northern route)
Ohio State Line to Marion

The northern route crosses flat, glaciated topography. This part of Indiana is noted for its large grain farms, reservoirs and lakes, state parks, and wildlife areas. Much of the trail in the northwest is on back roads, but there are over 60 miles of greenway trails in the east-central part of the state. From the east the ADT's northern route enters Indiana just south of Richmond where it utilizes the Whitewater River Gorge Trail as a connector to the 57 mile long Cardinal Greenway (the longest private greenway in existence). The Cardinal Greenway passes through Muncie before ending at Marion where it is but a short hop to the Sweetser Switch (another greenway).

Codes for type of trail along route:Codes for services along route:
P=Paved road w/shoulder R=paved road no/shoulder C=camping PC=primitive campsite
T=Trail-hiking only B=Trail allows bicycles BB=bed & breakfast zipcode=post office
H=Trail allows horses S=Sidewalk L=lodging M=meals
G=Gravel or dirt road G=groceries B=bike shop
  W=water CO=country road


CUMULATIVE MILES CODE DESCRIPTION EAST TO WEST
   USE WAYNE COUNTY MAP
0 OHIO STATE LINE, JUNCTION DIXON RD & STATE LINE RD. TURN RIGHT, NORTH, ONTO STATE LINE RD
5 BEAR L ON GREENMOUNT RD. STATE LINE GOES STRAIGHT
6.6 AT JUNCTION WITH GARWOOD, GREENMOUNT BECOMES WERNLE. CONTINUE ON WERNLE RD.
9.3 JUNCTION WERNLE & SOUTH 9TH, TURN RIGHT ON 9TH
9.4 JUNCTION S 9TH & SOUTH O ST, TURN LEFT
9.8 JUNCTION S 5TH & SOUTH O, TURN LEFT ON S 5TH
10 JUNCTION S 5TH & Q ST, TURN RIGHT
10.4 Q ST BECOMES TEST ROAD
10.7 CROSS WHITEWATER RIVER & SOUTH END WHITEWATER GORGE NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL, HIKERS TURN RIGHTIGHT, NORTH, ONTO TRAIL. HIKERS FOLLOW GORGE TRAIL ALWAYS ON WEST SIDE OF GORGE. FOLLOW ADT BLAZES, SOMETIMES TRAIL IS LOW, LATER IT IS HIGH, THEN LOW AGAIN. FOLLOW FOR 3.5 MILES TO THISTLETHWAITE FALLS AND WATERFALL ROAD. TURN LEFT ONTO WATERFALL RD. WATERFALL RD BECOMES PROGRESS RD. FOLLOW TO JUNCTION WITH UNION PIKE & TURN RIGHT. NOTE: BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION IN 2000 MAY CAUSE DETOUR. FOR ACCESS TO RICHMOND AND SERVICES, FOLLOW STEPS LEFT UP TO WHITEWATER BLVD AT 1.2 MILES. TURN RIGHT & FOLLOW WHITEWATER BLVD TO MAIN ST. BIKES CONTINUE WEST ON TEST.
11 JUNCTION TEST & ABINGTON PIKE, TURN RIGHT. NOTE: ABINGTON PIKE BECOMES SW 2ND ST.
12.6 CROSS NATIONAL RD. DOWNTOWN RICHMOND 47374 .8 MI E (ALL SERVICES)
12.8 JUNCTION SW 2ND ST & KINSEY, TURN LEFT
13 JUNCTION KINSEY & SW 5TH ST, TURN RIGHT
14.4 AT JUNCTION WITH PROGRESS RD, SW 5TH BECOMES UNION PIKE. CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON UNION PIKE
15 S END CARDINAL GREENWAY. NOTE: CARDINAL GREENWAY WILL NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL ABOUT 2005. AS OF 2000, ONE 10 MILE SECTION IS OPEN SOUTH OF MUNCIE. ROUTE OF CARDINAL GREENWAY FOLLOWS CSCROSS RIGHT OF WAY. ROUTE BELOW IS TEMPORARY UNTIL GREENWAY IS OPENED. CONTINUE ON UNION PIKE. CARDINAL GREENWAY COULD BE HIKED IF DESIRED. NOTE: TEMPORARY ROUTE FOLLOWS RURAL COUNTY ROADS, SOME OF THEM UNPAVED. MUCH OF THIS ROUTE HAS NOT BEEN FIELD CHECKED BY US. YOU CAN FOLLOW A MORE DIRECT PAVED ROUTE BY FOLLOWING US 35. THIS ROAD IS VERY BUSY AT TIMES.
16 JUNCTION UNION PIKE & WAYNE RD, TURN LEFT
17 JUNCTION WAYNE RD & FLATLEY RD, TURN RIGHT
18.1 JUNCTION FLATLEY & TINGLER RD, TURN LEFT
20.9 JUNCTION TINGLER & KING RD, TURN RIGHT
23.4 JUNCTION TINGLER & HELM, TURN LEFT
24.4 JUNCTION HELM & N CENTERVILLE RD, TURN RIGHT
25.9 JUNCTION N CENTERVILLE & W E OLER RD, TURN LEFT. WILLIAMSBURG 47393 (G) .3 MILES N
29.9 JUNCTION W E OLER RD & SUGAR GROVE RD, TURN RIGHT
32.2 CROSS US 35, ECONOMY 47339 (G,M). SUGAR GROVE BECOMES MARKET ST AT US 35.
32.5 JUNCTION MARKET ST & RAILROAD ST, TURN LEFT
32.6 JUNCTION RAILROAD & ECONOMY RD (POPLAR ST), TURN RIGHT
32.8 JUNCTION ECONOMY & BEARD RD, TURN LEFT
33.2 JUNCTION BEARD & INDIAN TRAIL, TURN RIGHT
35.9 INDIAN TRAIL BECOMES CO 850W AT COUNTY LINE. USE RANDOLPH COUNTY MAP
36.4 JUNCTION 850 W & 1050S, TURN LEFT
38.9 JUNCTION 1050S & 1100 W, TURN RIGHT
39.9 CROSS US 36, LOSANTVILLE 47354 (G,M)
41.4 JUNCTION 1100 W & 800S, TURN LEFT
43.2 JUNCTION 800S & S875 RD E, TURN RIGHT. USE HENRY COUNTY MAP
44 JUNCTION S875 RD E & 875N, TURN LEFT
45.3 BLOUNTSVILLE (G)
45.6 JUNCTION 875N (MAIN ST) & US 35, TURN RIGHT
45.9 JUNCTION US 35 & 700E, TURN RIGHT. USE DELAWARE COUNTY MAP
47.9 JUNCTION 700 E & 700S, TURN LEFT
49.6 JUNCTION 700S & GATES RD (560E) & CARDINAL GREENWAY. HEAD NORTHWEST ON PAVED CARDINAL GREENWAY.
52.6 CROSS 500S, VILLAGE OF MEDFORD .1 MI E
59.1 WYSOR ST STATION, END OF CARDINAL GREENWAY. MUNCIE 47305 (G,M,L,B,BB). HEAD WEST ON WYSOR ST. NOTE: ROUTE FROM MUNCIE TO JONESBORO IS PAVED AND HAS BEEN FIELD CHECKED BY US. IT IS GENERALLY A GOOD ROUTE.
59.7 JUNCTION WYSOR ST & WHEELING PIKE, TURN RIGHT OR NORTH. STAY ON WHEELING PIKE ALL THE WAY TO WHEELING
65.9 CROSS US 35, VILLAGE OF ANTHONY
69.3 VILLAGE OF STOCKPORT
72.3 WHEELING (G,M) WHEELING PIKE TURNS SHARP LEFT HERE. USE GRANT COUNTY MAP.
75.4 MATTHEWS (M)
80  CROSS I-69
84.5 JUNCTION WHEELING PIKE & MUNCIE PIKE, TURN RIGHT
85.5 JUNCTION MUNCIE PIKE, 10TH, & WATER ST. BEAR R ON WATER. JONESBORO (M,G). NOTE: THE JONESBORO TO MARION SECTION OF THE CARDINAL GREENWAY IS SCHEDULED FOR OPENING IN JUNE 2000. TO REACH SOUTH TRAILHEAD, TURN RIGHT ON 10TH ST AND GO TWO BLOCKS TO RAIL TRAIL. FOLLOW TRAIL FOR 8 MILES TO MILLER AVE ON WEST SIDE OF MARION. TURN LEFT ON MILLER & GO .4 MILES S TO 9TH ST. TURN RIGHT ON 9TH.
86.4 CROSS US, WATER ST BECOMES LINCOLN BLVD
89.1 JUNCTION LINCOLN BLVD & E38TH ST, TURN LEFT ON 38TH. NOTE: MANY SERVICES AVAILABLE ALONG 38TH ST
90.8 JUNCTION 38TH & WESTERN, TURN RIGHT
90.9   JUNCTION WESTERN & 38TH ST, TURN LEFT. NOTE: FOR DOWNTOWN MARION, CONTINUE N ON WESTERN. MARION 46952 (G,M,L,B)
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