A few weeks ago I was talking to a rider outside Allsport and he was raving about all the great riding just north of Huntsville in Tennessee. Today I finally got a chance to go check it out. I headed north on Old Railroad bed road. I rode through Taft on 274 and then did some exploring. I rode around for a few hours on mostly paved and a few unpaved roads. I stayed north of Taft, East of I-65, as far north as 64 and west of 431. If I had GPS and posted the tracks it would look like some 3 year old scribbling with a crayon!
I wouldn't call any of the roads fantastic but they were pretty good with curves, hills and scenery. I only took a few pics:
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I rode a little over 180 miles and passed a milestone on my KLR while in Tennessee:
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It's a good area to ride and I plan on going back when I get the chance. That area should be real pretty when the leaves change color. I'll try to post up a group ride through that area before the end of the year. I do need to go back and learn the roads better so I don't get us all lost.
great day to ride, the pics make me wish I did :crazy:
Looks fun! :applause-003: Not much traffic too and that makes it nice to ride in other ways to.
I forgot to mention the traffic. On some of the roads there was little or no traffic. There was some sort of bicycle ride in the area so there were a bunch of spandex warriors on some of the roads. For the most part I hardly ever got stuck behind any slow traffic.
Yeah, lack of traffic is one of the relaxing aspects, for me at least, of riding those roads.
There were a bunch of roads that I didn't know were there, between Fayetteville and I-65, that we rode as part of the TAT. I need to get that file out and make a ride that encompasses some of those.
The Corner Pit BBQ. I went to high school and dated (very, very briefly) the sister of the lady and family that owns that place. I haven't ever actually been inside (probably a good thing), but I hear it's very good.
I was wondering about that BBQ place. There was no one there, I guess it was still a little early......or maybe it's not open anymore? I'll have to go back and check it out sometime. It might be a good lunch stop for a future ride.
I did follow some of your advice on my route. After the Corner Pit BBQ I headed north on that road in the pic. I followed it for a while then turned around and back tracked to Dellrose and rode McBurg/Dellrose road. I decided save the stuff you mentioned North of 64 for the next time I head that way since there was plenty to explore south of 64.
Not part of my Tennessee ride but still on the same day so I'll add it here.
I rode to the Bike night at the sonic in Madison. Not a huge turnout probably because everyone was glued to their TV's watching the Bama game. Weather was perfect for hanging out. I made sure to make a pitch for the Gymkhana next Sat.
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Quote from: klaviator on September 17, 2017, 07:55:53 AM
I was wondering about that BBQ place. There was no one there, I guess it was still a little early......or maybe it's not open anymore? I'll have to go back and check it out sometime. It might be a good lunch stop for a future ride.
Pretty sure they're still open. I think sometimes they're closed for catering events.
http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/tiny-town-restaurant-tn/
https://www.tnhomeandfarm.com/food/restaurants/business-smokin-corner-pit-bbq/
I discovered that area last year. Some nice roads with no one on them.
Quote from: Hammerdown77 on September 18, 2017, 07:23:35 AM
Quote from: klaviator on September 17, 2017, 07:55:53 AM
I was wondering about that BBQ place. There was no one there, I guess it was still a little early......or maybe it's not open anymore? I'll have to go back and check it out sometime. It might be a good lunch stop for a future ride.
Pretty sure they're still open. I think sometimes they're closed for catering events.
http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/tiny-town-restaurant-tn/
https://www.tnhomeandfarm.com/food/restaurants/business-smokin-corner-pit-bbq/
Thanks for the links. I think this will just have to be a lunch stop on a future ride.