Natchez Trace Tennessee Blog Articles

It won't be long until the leaves start turning colors. Fall foliage color along the northern half of the Natchez Trace Parkway (Tupelo, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee) is generally at or near its peak from mid-October to the first week of November. South of Tupelo to Natchez, MS fall colors usually arrive mid to late November.

Shown below is a slide-show of fall pictures taken during the 2008 and 2009 fall seasons from the northern terminus of the Trace south to the Tennessee River crossing in Alabama.


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On June 3, 2010, The Tennessean wrote an article about the state of Tennessee's newest tourism trail called "Nashville's Trace". The trail follows the 102 mile section of the Natchez Trace Parkway through Tennessee.

"Nashville’s Trace, the third of 16 self-guided driving trail in the Discover Tennessee Trails and Byways program, was announced today during a ceremony at the Loveless Barn, near the northern terminus of the Natchez Trace Parkway."

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We often hear people say that there are no gas stations, markets or restaurants near the Natchez Trace Parkway. It is true that none are located "right on" the Trace. But, there are plenty of places just off the Trace to "fuel up" your vehicle and yourself! You only need to know where to find them.

Along the 100 mile-long section of the Trace that passes through Tennessee there are markets within 2 miles or less at eight of the ten major exits. Bicyclists traveling without a vehicle can easily bike to these markets for a quick snack or for...

The 444 mile-long Natchez Trace Parkway starts in Natchez, Mississippi and goes northeast through Mississippi, northwest Alabama and middle Tennessee before ending in Nashville, TN. There is quite a difference in climate from the southern terminus of the Trace at Natchez, MS (latitude 31.5) and the northern terminus at Nashville, TN (latitude 36.0).

NatchezTraceTravel.com has divided the Natchez Trace Parkway into fifteen geographic sections, each approximately 30 miles in length. The first nine sections are in Mississippi, one section in Alabama and the last five sections are located in Tennessee. Each section is named after nearby towns and cities.

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This 25 mile section of the Natchez Trace Parkway  in the Columbia | Centerville, Tennessee area goes from milepost 416 (intersection with TN Highway 7) to milepost 391 (intersection with US Highway 421).

Traveling south to north you will encounter several sites that are part of the Natchez Trace Parkway and are overseen by the National Park Service:

• Fall Hollow Waterfall
  A path and a set of wooden bridges take you across the small creeks before they begin their tumbling descent.
• Swan View Overlook
  From here you can see the water tower in Hohenwald, Tennessee, the town with...

This 12 mile section of the Natchez Trace Parkway starts near the Fly, Tennessee area at milepost 416 (intersection with TN Highway 7) and goes north to the Leiper's Fork, Tennessee area at milepost 428 (intersection with TN highway 46).

Traveling south to north you will encounter several sites that are part of the Natchez Trace Parkway and are overseen by the National Park Service:

• Tennessee Valley Divide
  When Tennessee joined the Union in 1796, this watershed was the boundary between the United States to the north and the Chickasaw Nation to the south.
• Burns...