Bicycling the Natchez Trace is in its third edition and for good reason. Even before you get on the trail you will get caught up in the engaging mini history lessons from author Glen Wanner. Wanner has been traveling all 500 miles of the Natchez Trace from Mississippi through Alabama and Tennessee, noting the Indian mounds to Civil War battlegrounds to the simplicities of small town southern life for many years.

Glen Wanner emphasizes the variety of bicycle tours available on the Natchez Trace. Cyclists can go on a several-hour tour to a several-day tour. You can load your bike up on your car and then hop off for a self-contained cycling tour.

If you do decide to go for a long tour, Wanner details every suggested tour with information on distance, terrain and accumulated elevation, historical highlights and recommendations for camping, lodging and food.

 

We are truly lucky in Mississippi to have one of the premier cycling roads in the country. Surely one of the best ways to follow the paths of Indian hunters, Mississippi boatmen, pioneers settlers, soldiers and even outlaws is a cycling trip on the Natchez Trace.

Here is an account of cycling on the Natchez Trace in Mississippi: http://roadslesstraveled.us/NatchezTraceMS2.html

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