Natchez Trace Loop

Distance: 25.18 mi	Points: 387	Calories: none
Total Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

#	Distance	Instruction	Distance to next
1	0.00 mi	Start -	Then go 0.02 mi
2	0.02 mi	Turn left at Fieldstone Pkwy	Then go 0.46 mi
3	0.48 mi	Slight right to stay on Fieldstone Pkwy	Then go 0.42 mi
4	0.90 mi	Turn Left - Cotton Ln	Then go 0.84 mi
5	1.74 mi	Turn right at Del Rio Pike	Then go 1.89 mi
6	3.63 mi	Turn left at Old Hillsboro Rd/TN-46 W	Then go 0.65 mi
7	4.28 mi	Turn right at Barrel Springs Hollow Rd	Then go 1.07 mi
8	5.34 mi	Turn left at High Point Ridge Rd	Then go 0.91 mi
9	6.26 mi	Turn left to stay on High Point Ridge Rd	Then go 0.22 mi
10	6.48 mi	Turn right at TN-96 W	Then go 2.67 mi
11	9.14 mi	Turn left	Then go 0.60 mi
12	9.74 mi	Turn right at Natchez Trace Pkwy	Then go 4.17 mi
13	13.91 mi	Continue onto Natchez Trce	Then go 0.23 mi
14	14.14 mi	Continue onto Natchez Trace Pkwy	Then go 0.59 mi
15	14.73 mi	Slight right toward Mc Crory Ln	Then go 0.16 mi
16	14.89 mi	Turn right at Mc Crory Ln	Then go 0.15 mi
17	15.04 mi	Turn left at TN-100 E	Then go 0.33 mi
18	15.38 mi	Turn right at Pasquo Rd	Then go 0.24 mi
19	15.62 mi	Turn left at Sneed Rd	Then go 0.92 mi
20	16.53 mi	Turn right at Temple Rd	Then go 2.46 mi
21	18.99 mi	Turn right at Old Natchez Trce	Then go 2.41 mi
22	21.41 mi	Turn right at Old Hillsboro Rd/TN-46 W	Then go 0.16 mi
23	21.56 mi	Turn left at Del Rio Pike	Then go 1.89 mi
24	23.45 mi	Turn left at Cotton Ln	Then go 0.84 mi
25	24.29 mi	Turn Right - Fieldstone Pkwy	Then go 0.88 mi
26	25.17 mi	Turn Right -	Then go 0.01 mi
27	25.18 mi	Stop -

Hunters Bend Elementary School

Location: 35.963230, -86.886586
This ride starts at Hunters Bend Elementary School on Fieldstone Parkway in Tennessee. Leave your car in the lot and head west to get started. There is no shoulder on Fieldstone, so be on the lookout for traffic.

Barrel Springs Hollow Road Hill

Location: 35.969289, -86.939964
Hit your first hill of the ride at mile 4.6 on Barrel Springs Hollow Road. Spanning 0.8 mile, this quick ascent gains a modest 145 feet at an average 3.4-percent grade.

Quick Ascent

Location: 35.963523, -86.953976
Attack a quick but steep 0.3-mile churn averaging a 4.7-percent grade while heading south on High Point Ridge Road.

Natchez Trace

Location: 35.984418, -86.990205
Turn left off TN 96 to head toward the Natchez Trace Parkway. Ahead, you'll encounter a 0.8-mile climb averaging a 5.4-percent grade. © Robert Hendry

Nasty Climb

Location: 35.988633, -86.989381
After crossing the bridge, you'll hit a nasty 0.3-mile kicker averaging a 13.7-percent grade.

Natchez Trace Parkway

Location: 35.992695, -86.979704
The Natchez Trace Parkway follows the original Natchez Trace, a 440-mile trail stretching from the Cumberland River to Mississippi River. The Trace was made into an official highway in 1801, but fell into disrepair and was abandoned by 1830.

Descent

Location: 36.018767, -86.981506
Enjoy an extended 2.7-mile descent as you coast down the Natchez Trace Parkway toward TN 100.

Loveless Cafe

Location: 36.034525, -86.972408
The legendary Loveless Cafe serves up classic southern dishes and is a good mid-ride stop. © Robert Hendry

Climb

Location: 36.030117, -86.952066
Turn from Sneed Road onto Temple Road to hit the toughest remaining climb on the ride. Short and mild, this ascent spans 1 mile at an average 1.8-percent grade.

Temple Road

Location: 36.012589, -86.949062
Negotiate for road-space with cars on this shoulder-less thoroughfare.

Old Natchez Trace

Location: 35.982069, -86.930952
Enjoy the peaceful country serenity of the Old Natchez Trace, a narrow but lightly-traveled road that passes farmhouses, fields and patches of forest.

Home Stretch

Location: 35.971025, -86.923356
Head home on the Del Rio Pike, another quiet rural thoroughfare featuring low traffic and country solitude.