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Message started by texpug on Apr 15^th, 2012, 10:31pm

Title: Tammany Trace Trail, Louisiana
Post by texpug on Apr 15^th, 2012, 10:31pm

Got to ride a tiny strip of a trail that is on my Bucket List -- the Tammany Trace Trail in Louisiana. It runs from Covington to Slidell.

Rocky start. We parked at the designated Trail start. A real nice park type center. But in the middle of downtown Covington? Asked the clerk in the center where the trail started. She "thinks" it is "over there somewhere." Okay...... so we take off "over there on bumpy gravel and downtown streets. Very little markings. People would come out of the little shops to point us in the right direction (!). Finally found it. Rode just a little bit and came across a butt kicker intersection to cross. Well, we saw all the "localss" unloading at a parking lot (I don't think it was a park parking lot) and heading off from there. SMART MOVE.

Once we got rolling, it was real nice, but some minor nuisance. Single file riding. LOTS of stop signs at very secluded streets along the route, so we never HAD to stop to cross. 20 mph speed limit, and the speedsters could EASILY go this speed on the pancake flat trail. But when you are on a new trail exploring, speed is NOT a factor. The honeysuckle smell was intoxicating.

In Abita Springs, the internet sight had mentioned "stopping to taste Abita Beer that is made there. So we looked for the brewery. People pointed the direction. We startetd riding on VERY unfriendly cycling roads. Decided to heck with that and went back to the trail. DROVE back to Abita Springs to go to the brewery. It was nowhere NEAR the trail. BUT we did see a tiny "Abita Pub" by the trail. (The brewery is a lot of fun. If you like beer, you can drink all you want of all their brews. We tanked up on their out of this world root beer :)

When I get in better shape, would like to the entire trail. But got a taste of it and definitely will go back. A big riding trip is brewing for November -- Gulf Shores State park in Alabama, Longleaf trail in Mississsippi, maybe Timpoochee trail in Florida. Probably a stop at the Tammany.

Title: Re: Tammany Trace Trail, Louisiana
Post by shellbear on Apr 15^th, 2012, 10:52pm

I'm so jealous you got to experience that trail!! Looks like you all had a grand old time. :-D

Title: Re: Tammany Trace Trail, Louisiana
Post by texpug on Apr 16^th, 2012, 9:42am

We need to get a group up and take on the South's trails! I want to do the LongLeaf in Hattisburg, the Gulf States park in Gulf Shores, Alabama, the Timpoochee in the Florida Panhandle. Trails are perfect for me with my limited vision. I am planning a trail onslaught this fall for the Gulf!!! Going to get SERIOUS about training all summer so I can ride any of them!!!! :)

Title: Re: Tammany Trace Trail, Louisiana
Post by Patti on Apr 16^th, 2012, 10:43am

Better add the Silver Comet and Chief Ladiga trails to that list, too.