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All rides in this brochure utilize the HARLEY-DAVIDSON RIDE PLANNER.
Highway 111, we’re the central hub of the
Historic Courthouse Square and West
righteous rides await you! And be sure
14-county Upper Cumberland, a region
Side districts, home to many unique
to touch base ahead of time with the
rich with tree-lined curves, rolling hills,
shops, boutiques and antique stores.
attractions on your chosen routes to get
natural wonders and charming, rural
Plus, you’ll find numerous museums and
their operating hours or to schedule
attractions. You can bunk for the night
a variety of mom-and-pop eateries
tours.
crossroads of Interstate 40 and State
While you’re here, don’t miss our
cruise on over to Cookeville, where 12
TAKE A SWOOP over to Coookeville,
in one of our 18 hotels and grab some
whose offerings range from gourmet to
the perfect place to choose your path
chow at your choice among our
down-home and international fare.
and start your journey. Situated at the
100-plus dining establishments.
So leave the Big Road behind and
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Center Hill Thrill
Ride Back in Time
About 77 miles
About 109 miles
MAKE YOUR WAY along the
Sergeant York’s Ride
Byway to Bluegrass
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About 105 miles
LET THE WINDING ROADS
historic Walton Road Scenic Byway
Middle Tennessee Dragway. Travel
along Highway 96 near Edgar Evins
Walton Road
About 115 miles
YOUR HISTORY LESSON will
onward to Highway 127, home to the
the countryside leading you to the
Hollow Lake into Byrdstown and
artist Lester Flatt. Take in views of
Pub, located on Gainesboro’s
Music in Livingston and across Dale
hometown of legendary bluegrass
the Bull & Thistle Restaurant and
way through the Home of Americana
Sparta, known as Bluegrass USA and
back in time. Wet your whistle at
begin along Highway 111. Wind your
Scenic Byway carry you through
of the Upper Cumberland take you
charming town square. Discover a
State Park through Smithville, and
General Store and Sutton Homestead & Pioneer Village.
museums in Putnam County.
to Jamestown, home to Tennessee’s oldest winery, Highland
to Smithville, where the annual Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Crafts
home of the Sutton Ole Time Music Hour, T.B. Sutton’s
lesson at the Baxter Depot Museum, one of three depot
one of the most decorated soldiers of World War I. Continue
the Emmy Award-winning Bluegrass Underground. Continue
Truly step back in time as you are welcomed to Granville,
acres of deep, pure water. While in Baxter, enjoy a history
attraction pays tribute to York, the marksman who became
below ground, The Volcano Room serves as an amphitheater to
by William Walton, the founder of Carthage, Tennessee.
415 miles of largely undeveloped shoreline and 18,200
in the Pall Mall community of the Wolf River Valley. The
the most spectacular formations in America. Located 333 feet
House. Visit the Walton Hotel and Restaurant, built in 1904
American craft. Cross over Center Hill Lake, which holds
Sergeant Alvin C. York Historic Park and Museum, located
U.S. National Natural Landmark. The cave displays some of
points-of-interest like the Armour’s Hotel and the Thomas
of Tennessee Tech University promoting excellence in
World’s Longest Yard Sale. Discover a heroic history at the
Cumberland Caverns, Tennessee’s largest show cave and a
healing and haunting history in Red Boiling Springs with
stop by the Appalachian Center for Craft, a satellite campus
Cumberland Mountain General Store in Clarkrange.
Whistle Stop Café as you head back through Baxter.
Manor. Have a milkshake in the '50s diner located in the
Festival draws thousands. And for more bluegrass, stop by The
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Rugby Ride
Standing stone Loop
Famous Falls
Over the Lakes & Through the Parks
About 179 miles
About 94 miles
About 178 miles
About 149 miles
TAKE IN THE SCENERY as
RIDE THROUGH LIVINGSTON,
TAKE IN the welcoming waterfalls
WITH THREE LAKES that create
you venture through Livingston
known as the Home of Americana
of Burgess Falls State Park, where the
more than 1,200 miles of shoreline and
and Jamestown along curving
Music and Jammin at Hippie
Falling Water River drops 250 feet
16 state parks and natural areas within
and captivating roadways. Cross
Jack’s, a public television series
around breathtaking scenery and
a 45-minute drive of Cookeville, this
into the Big South Fork National
broadcast to more than 120 million
awe-inspiring overlooks. Next, savor
ride will allow you to weave alongside
River and Recreation Area, which
nationwide. Weave through the
the scenic beauty of Rock Island State
wonderful waterways. Cross over
encompasses 125,000 acres of the Cumberland Plateau.
hills and valleys of the Upper Cumberland into Standing
Park, a park dominated by the Great Falls of the Caney Fork
Cordell Hull Lake as you make your way through the historic
The park is rich with natural and historic features. Make
Stone State Park. The park covers nearly 11,000 acres on
River. This 883-acre park has a natural sand beach on Center
and charming towns of Gainesboro and Granville. Explore
your way into Rugby, a restored Victorian village founded
the Cumberland Plateau and is noted for its outstanding
Hill Reservoir. Continue on to Fall Creek Falls State Park, voted
in 1880 and nestled between the Big South Fork National
scenery, spring wildflowers, fossils and other natural
by Southern Living Magazine as the best state park in the
Hill Lake and travel through the 6,000-acre Edgar Evins State
Recreation Area and the Rugby State Natural Area. Enjoy
diversity. Circle back through historic Gainesboro, located
southeastern United States. The park boasts Fall Creek Falls,
Park near Smithville. Revel in Rock Island State Park’s winding
lunch at the Harrow Road Café and take in the rugged
near Cordell Hull Lake, then continue your tour along
the highest waterfall in the eastern United States at 256 feet.
roads and wondrous waterfalls. Enjoy the bows and bends
river gorges and historic trails. Travel on to the home of
the charming, rural terrain into Granville, where you can
Finalize your falls tour in Crossville at Ozone Falls, a 43-acre
carrying you onward through Burgess Falls State Park, deemed
the World’s Largest Pumpkin in Allardt, then coil your way
experience bygone days. Take in scenic rural landscapes as
natural area featuring such striking sights that it was selected
one of the ”Top Five Ways to Stay Cool in Tennessee” by
back along the turns and switchbacks of Wilder Mountain.
you return on the historic Walton Road Scenic Byway.
for filming scenes for the movie “Jungle Book.”
Southern Living Magazine.
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The Water to Wine Route
Calfkiller Loop
The Boilermaker
That Dam Ride
About 160 miles
About 67 miles
About 120 miles
About 184 miles
CUMMINS FALLS, situated
BASK IN THE BEAUTY of
EXPECT AN EDUCATION in
AT BURGESS FALLS STATE PARK,
inside a 211-acre state park, was
Burgess Falls State Park and its
stein and 'shine as you tour the Upper
enjoy picnicking below the dam, which
voted one of the top 10 swimming
cascading waterfalls. As you
Cumberland’s first microbrewery and
is also a popular fishing spot along
holes in the U.S. by Travel &
journey toward Sparta – home of
moonshine distillery. Begin by heading
the Falling Water River. Take Highway
Leisure magazine. As you are
world-famous whitewater kayaking
carried down the Promised Land
manufacturer, Jackson Kayak –
70 across Center Hill Lake toward the
Highway. Calfkiller Brewing Company
Trail to DelMonaco Winery & Vineyards in Baxter, you
take in the sights of Liberty Square, including the historic
is minutes from downtown Sparta. Let the Sergio brothers and
Center Hill Dam, a 260-foot structure composed of concrete
can continue to Stonehaus Winery atop the Cumberland
Oldham Theatre. Keep an eye out along the Calfkiller
J. Henry share their history in hops before heading across
and earth. Continue your “dam good” tour to Cordell Hull
Plateau. U.S. Highway 127 will take you to Jamestown,
River as you wind through wonderful scenes of water and
Center Hill Lake to Short Mountain Distillery – Tennessee’s
Reservoir. Its gravity dam, located near Carthage, rises 87 feet
home of Tennessee’s oldest winery, Highland Manor
wildlife. Stop in for an education in craft brewing with
sixth distillery making authentic, small-batch Tennessee
above the streambed and is 1,306 feet long. Resume your route
Winery, and the headquarters of the 127 Corridor Sale,
“the beer brothers,” Don and Dave Sergio. They own the
moonshine, bourbon and Tennessee whiskey. As you turn
to Standing Stone State Park, which boasts a dam forming
690 miles of authentic “American picking” that takes
famous Calfkiller Brewing Company, the region’s first
back, take in the beauty of Hurricane Bridge Recreation Area,
the X-shaped Standing Stone Lake. Next stop is Dale Hollow
place every August. As you travel back to Cookeville over
microbrewery. Prepare for a rush along the Calfkiller
located on the west side of Center Hill Lake. Add some wine to
Dam and Lake. Situated on the Tennessee border, the National
Wilder Mountain, these rural back roads will lead you to
Highway — characterized by plentiful curves, bends and
your stein and 'shine tour as you circle back through Baxter,
Fish Hatchery is the largest federal trout hatchery east of the
Monterey’s Depot Museum for some local railroad history.
turns — as you journey back to Monterey.
home to DelMonaco Winery & Vineyards.
Mississippi, producing 1.5 million trout annually.
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