Quote Originally Posted by indysteel View Post
Some of my favorite rides have been in Tennessee. I've done organized tours there, but it's a very doable area on your own, too. Lots of good roads with wide shoulders. I'd like to do a long weekend out of Franklin Tennessee soon. That's just south of Nashville. There are some good cycling guide books of the area btw.
I just did a brevet on the Natchez Trace, just by Franklin and Nashville. We only rode the portion from Nashville down to Tupelo, and back, but it was just about the most perfect cycling you could ask for. No shoulders, but we were probably passed by 50 cars on the whole 300-mile ride.