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Just came across Natchez Trace on Tripadvisor and wonder if I should try this route from New Orleans to Memphis?
I can attest to it being a beautiful, slow drive between Nashville & Tupelo. We've done it a couple of times in the fall, and the areas north of the Tennessee border tended to be more eye-catching.
Where do you plan to exit the Trace to get to Memphis? Tupelo, maybe? Or, come all the way to Nashville and then take 40 West the <200 miles to Memphis?
Just came across Natchez Trace on Tripadvisor and wonder if I should try this route from New Orleans to Memphis?
Not sure yet, we are planning to drive from Los Angeles taking I-10 to New Orleans and then to Memphis and catch I-40 back to California.
While doing research on Tripadvisor someone mentioned Natchez Trace, perhaps we should go to Nashville via Tupelo?
....By way of comparison, it is leagues away from Blue Ridge Highway as a point of reference, which is worth a considerable detour.
Originally posted by disappointed (OP)
Not sure yet, we are planning to drive from Los Angeles taking I-10 to New Orleans and then to Memphis and catch I-40 back to California.
While doing research on Tripadvisor someone mentioned Natchez Trace, perhaps we should go to Nashville via Tupelo?
Just came across Natchez Trace on Tripadvisor and wonder if I should try this route from New Orleans to Memphis?
Just came across Natchez Trace on Tripadvisor and wonder if I should try this route from New Orleans to Memphis?
We liked it better than the blue ridge parkway!
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We liked it better than the blue ridge parkway!
Audrey would have seen Elvis' birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi, not Alabama. His house was a tiny little shack that they have preserved. Tupelo is a nice growing town.
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Bicycled the Trace several years ago - Nashville to Nachez. It was one of my least favorite rides. Just seem too straight and not enough scenery change.
In March, we drove to Memphis and Nashville and brought our bikes. Both cities were nice to visit but I really liked Nashville. If you have time, I would recommend it. Although, while I really liked it, I know I was influenced by their good bicycling accommodation. We were able to ride all over including a short ride on the Trace.
It is a fine (but slower way) to travel thru the area. Would I make a major detour to do it? Probably not. By way of comparison, it is leagues away from Blue Ridge Highway as a point of reference, which is worth a considerable detour.
Audrey would have seen Elvis' birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi, not Alabama. His house was a tiny little shack that they have preserved. Tupelo is a nice growing town.
Hotty Toddy to those who know what it means!