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Big Sandy Out & Back Gravel Ride

Nearby Towns & Parks

Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge - Big Sandy Peninsula

Length

32.00 Miles

Elevation Range

2000

Terrain

Gravel Cycling

Features

Hills, River, Woods

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About This Route

Tree tunnels, lake views, farm fields and punchy hills — this route packs in all the best of West Tennessee gravel. Starting at Kentucky Lake, you’ll spin through twisting, rolling pavement before hitting the quiet gravel roads of the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge - Big Sandy Unit, where wetlands, woodlands and river views make for one stunning day in the saddle.

Wide river landscape with a cloudy sky, green fields, and a small road bridging water in the distance.

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