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Natchez Trace Parkway – stage 1/3: Nashville – Tupelo

Motorcycle route from Nashville to Beech Springs · United States · Tennessee
Distance 286178kmmi
Elevation 3,11210,210mft
Duration 5h 43m
Route type Point to point
Curviness Low

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0 km0 miNashvilleStart
286 km178 miBeech SpringsFinish

About this route

The northern part of the Natchez Trace Parkway, from just southwest of Nashville over the Double Arch Bridge, past the Meriwether Lewis site and across the corner of Alabama and the Tennessee River to Tupelo, Mississippi. Quiet, smooth and flowing through forest and farmland, with no billboards. The Parkway has a 50 mph limit (lower in places), no trucks and no fuel stations: you leave it at the exits to fill up. Watch for deer and for cyclists.

Check road conditions, closures and opening dates before you ride.

Route line: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), America's Byways® layer, byway 2_AL/2_MS/2_TN, layer version of 4 August 2026, public domain: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=8bda53a21f8b4c7ca2fc76523ba2110a. Modified by Motarva: snapped to roads, split into stages, a gap filled by routing. This is not an official route file from the FHWA.

Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), America's Byways America's Byways® layer FHWA_ScenicByways_08042026 (), byway 2_AL/2_MS/2_TN. Changes: snapped to roads, split into stages, a gap filled by routing.

Licence: Public domain (US federal government work) Modified by Motarva. Not an official publication of the source.

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59.3 of 286 km in corners36.8 of 178 miles in corners21%

Measured from the route itself, with roundabouts and slip roads left out. Corners are counted, not judged.

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