This 3-mile path near Natchez features impressive pieces of what’s known as the Sunken Trace — areas filled with soft, loess soil that was greatly compacted by decades of constant traffic.

The Natchez Trace Parkway can be driven in two or three days. The only gas station is at milepost 193.1. I took my own bike, but bike rentals are available in Nashville and Natchez.

The northern terminus of the Natchez Trace Parkway begins just west of Nashville and stretches 444 miles to Natchez, Miss., passing through Alabama, Tupelo and Jackson, Miss.

When visiting: The Natchez Trace Parkway map is an excellent starting point. Every place along the parkway can be referenced by milepost. The system starts in the south, at Natchez, being Milepost 0.

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The Natchez Trace Parkway is a problem spot in extreme weather and rangers said they struggle to make rescues in icy conditions. There are currently dozens of downed trees along the 444-mile parkway.

Adrian Finch encountered people who thought about jumping off the Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge. The Williamson County sheriff’s deputy saw them sitting or standing on the bridge near the 32-inch ...

The Natchez Trace Parkway is one of America's 150 National Scenic Byways. With 5.6 million visitors in 2012, it's also the seventh most popular site operated by the National Park Service.

The ride was for adventure back then, Williams, the Mississippi native, says. But the cycling trip he's on now, spanning the entire 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway, is different. It's his boyhood ...

The Natchez Trace is about 444 miles long and ends at Natchez, Mississippi. Roop said the original goal for the duo was to be the first people to skate the parkway and finish in Baton Rouge.