Looking for a place to stop off the Highway 50 exit on the Natchez Trace Parkway?

Following are some of the gas stations, convenience stores and restaurants that you'll find if you exit the Trace at milemarker 408 near Centerville and turn left (east) or right (west) onto Highway 50.

 

Ever wonder what it's like to bike the Trace?

Here are some of the best videos which show bicyclists riding along the Natchez Trace Parkway -- either as part of an organized ride, or on their own.

Enjoy!

Southern Living magazine recently listed their Readers Choice Awards in the January 2008 issue.

The Natchez Trace Parkway won 2nd place for Scenic Highway.

Leo dropped us an email the other day...

Hi, we are first time visitors in the Southern States of the US. We are planning a trip from NYC to Miami, visiting the Skyline Drive, Blue Ridge Pwy. On our way to Jackson/New Orleans we planned to stay in Tupelo overnight and driving down the NTP. We will be there mid-September. Will the leaves be changing colors then? Or is this too early? Do you have some tips which are a must cruising down the NTP? Thank you

-- Leo from the Netherlands

My answer below...

I haven't personally ridden a motorcycle on the Trace, but these people have...

See what it's like from people who've been there, done that.

Pete asked a lot of good questions about what to expect when you're biking from one end of the Natchez Trace Parkway to the other.

Thanks to WeathermanTim for answering the wind & weather questions. Now, I'll try my hand at the rest...

I figure lots of long-distance cyclists will have the same questions about biking from end to end on the Trace, so I've decided to make it an article.