Pedal from Helena through the quiet backroads of S-Town, featured in the S-Town podcast from Serial and This American Life, hosted by Brian Reed. S-Town is about a man named John who despises his Alabama town and decides to do something about it. He asks Brian to investigate the son of a wealthy family who’s allegedly been bragging that he got away with murder. But then someone else ends up dead, and the search for the truth leads to a nasty feud, a hunt for hidden treasure, and an unearthing of the mysteries of one man’s life.
Loop around Montgomery, Tallassee, Rockford, Clanton, and back to Prattville. Rollers. The John Hall Store Control at 68 miles is locally famous for BBQ. Mostly rural roads. Brief sections with more traffic, but lighter on a weekend than during the week.
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At 444 miles long, the Natchez Trace Parkway is a designated "bike route" by the National Park Service. The Trace leads travelers through three states and 10,000 years of history. The Parkway commemorates the history and preserves the natural beauty of the most significant travel route of the Old Southwest - the Natchez Trace.
Day 1 of the Kosciuko Trace 600K takes riders 125 miles north of Kosciusko, past Tupelo, Mississippi which is the birthplace of Elvis Presley. Day 2 takes riders 60+ miles to the south. All-in-all riders experience nearly 375 miles of commercial-free, stop-sign/stop-light free riding on the Trace in both directions.
A scenic ride from Centreville to Selma and back that travels through the Oakmulgee Ranger District of the Talladega National Forest.
Roads: Typically excellent pavement and relatively flat for the area. No C-Stores or other services available between controls, so plan accordingly.
Parking: Ample parking is available at Stewart-Wheeler Memorial Park is located directly behind the Start/End Control in Centreville. A second parking option is the Walmart parking lot approximately 1 mile west of the start.
Food: A new Huddle House is available at the start. Several restaurants, C-Stores and a Walmart are located 1 mile west of the Start/End
Point of Interest: The Edmund Pettis Bridge, site of the brutal Bloody Sunday beatings of civil rights marchers during the first march for voting rights, is located about 5 miles to the Southeast of the turnaround control. If you choose to visit the Edmund Pettis Bridge be certain to return to the route at the exact point you left the route which will most likey be Control #2.
Ride the quiet country roads from Buhl, Alabama (20 minutes west of Tuscaloosa) to Tupelo, Mississippi to visit the birthplace of the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. While in Tupelo, snap a few pictures at the Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum. Before leaving for the return to Buhl, visit Johnnie's Drive-In where you can enjoy the food Elvis liked to eat and even sit in the Elvis booth, which sports a photo of Elvis sitting in the same booth.
Ride a gorgeous loop on lightly traveled, rural roads through the peach farms of Chilton County. Stop at the locally-owned Flying Peach BBQ for a home-cooked lunch, ice cream or one of their specialty homemade cobblers as you fuel-up for the last portion of the ride. The route also stops at the Peach Park in Clanton which is famous with I-65 travelers for BBQ, ice cream and cobbler.