Information for cyclists bicycling from the Natchez Trace to Jackson's Sweet Tea Cottage - Boston / Leiper's Fork, TN.
Jackson's Sweet Tea Cottage is five miles off the Natchez Trace Parkway at the Leiper's Fork Historic District exit at milepost 428. Cyclists can bike on country roads from the parkway to the cottage.
With a fully equipped kitchen, laundry room and being fairly close to the parkway, the cottage is an ideal choice as a "home base". You could drive to Jackson's Sweet Tea Cottage and bike 2 or more days (one day "up" the Trace "out and back" - one day "down" the Trace "out and back" - maybe, 1 day bike the 28 mile Fernvale - Leiper's Fork Loop Route (9 miles on the Natchez Trace and 19 miles on scenic country roads), more info: click here, another day bike 9 miles south on Leiper's Creek Road to Hwy 7 and then 2 miles to the parkway and then bike north on the parkway to the Leiper's Fork exit and back to the cottage - see map below).
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- Bicycle Storage: Bicycles can be stored overnight on the back porch.
- Food: Continental breakfast items are provided in the kitchen for you to prepare on your own timetable along with snacks and beverages including, of course, southern sweet tea. Cyclists may bring additional food as well. There are two markets (Leiper's Fork Market and The Davis General) between the parkway and the cottage and restaurants in Leiper's Fork.
- Laundry: Cottage has a washer and dryer and detergent.
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- Directions from Nashville via the Natchez Trace Parkway:
- Exit the parkway at the Leiper's Fork exit (milepost 428) onto TN Hwy 46 (Pinewood Road).
- Turn right and travel east 7/10ths of a mile to the "T" intersection.
- Turn right onto Leiper's Creek Road and travel south 3.5 miles to the Davis General Store.
- Turn left onto Robinson Road.
- Travel 6/10ths of a mile and the cottage will be on your left.
- Directions from the south via the Natchez Trace Parkway:
- Exit the parkway at milepost 416 onto TN Hwy 7.
- Turn left and travel south (towards Columbia) 1.9 miles to Leiper's Creek Road (2/10ths of a mile past Fly's General Store).
- Turn left and travel northeast 9 miles to the Boston Community.
- Turn right onto Robinson Road and travel 6/10ths of a mile and the cottage will be on your left.
- Directions from the east via State Route 840:
- Exit 840 onto Carter's Creek Road.
- Travel north 1/10th a mile to Johnson Hollow Road.
- Turn left and travel west about 2.5 miles.
- Continue north on Robinson Road for 1.8 miles.
- The cottage will be on your right.
Click on these links for detailed routes:
- Natchez Trace exit to Jackson's Sweet Tea Cottage
- Natchez Trace Parkway Nashville - Franklin - Leiper's Fork, TN area
between Parkway's northern terminus and TN Hwy 46
north to south - south to north - Natchez Trace Parkway Leiper's Fork - Fly/Santa Fe, TN area
between TN Hwy 46 and TN Hwy 7
north to south - south to north - Fernvale - Leiper's Fork Loop Route
clockwise - counter clockwise - Leiper's Fork / Natchez Trace Parkway North Loop Route
clockwise - counter clockwise
If you organize and share your routes with Ride With GPS "Collections" we have these routes grouped into a "Nashville - Franklin - Leiper's Fork, TN area Collection" - click here and a "Leiper's Fork - Fly/Santa Fe, TN area Collection" - click here.
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