I plan on leading a ride next Saturday from the South end of Memorial PKY to Allsport in Decatur next Saturday for their customer appreciation day. I have done this a few times in the past. While the route I used in the past had some good riding it ended up going right through a congested main drag in Decatur. I wanted to do a route that was back roads all the way. After spending some time on Google Maps I came up with what looked like a good route. Since I don't use GPS when I am riding I figured I better pre-ride the route to avoid being surprised or getting lost when I have a group behind me next week.
I got on I-565 to Memorial Parkway and followed it across the Tennessee river before turning off on some back roads.
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So far this was the same route as previous years but soon I was on a new route.
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Then I got on some roads I had never been on before. I pulled a U turn to take this next pic.
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Riding through a tunnel of trees with swamp on both sides.
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Eventually I ended up on Mud Tavern road which some of you will remember from the Chef Troy's ride a few weeks ago.
I made it to Allsport without going through any congested areas until the last little bit of the ride. I hung out for a while. I found a nice pair of summer gloves and Ben gave me a really good deal on them.
I am looking forward to going back next week and hanging out with the other riders who show up.
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Where are you thinking to meet on south parkway?
Quote from: Madmanmike on July 31, 2021, 06:37:00 PM
Where are you thinking to meet on south parkway?
I will start a separate thread for this ride in a couple of days. Most likely we'll meet at the Shell Station around 9 but that could change so watch for the new thread in Street rides.