| Long Distance bike riding across Louisiana | | | | which is also the 79/80 Hwy.This road is well |
| can be a fun proposition and quite | | | | maintained and will take us right out of |
| challenging. Depending on what time of the | | | | Shreveport safely and across the 220 Loop |
| year you go there can also be a lot of pesky | | | | without incident about 5 miles and we are |
| Mosquitoes too. One route is to take | | | | warmed up for our ride and out of town riding |
| Shreveport to Vicksburg, Mississippi and as a | | | | thru beautiful Louisiana. Then it is an easy |
| crow flies it is about 175 miles, but | | | | ride to Minden, LA about another 21.5 miles |
| remember we are riding a bike.The I-20 is | | | | or so and then Hwy 79 cuts off and goes to |
| about 178 miles and a straight shot, but | | | | Claireborne, LA another nice ride to a place |
| remember we are not a car and cannot ride on | | | | with a lot of nice folks, but we will remain |
| the Freeway, nor would you want to. Another | | | | on the Hwy 80 at this point. After about 8 |
| route would be to Orange, TX at the border to | | | | miles the Highway dips under I-20 for about |
| Waveland, Mississippi and that is about 265 | | | | another 28 miles into Ruston, LA.This rounds |
| plus the extra 15 miles into Mississippi on | | | | out 61 miles for a good breaking point and |
| Hwy 90 or you could choose a pick-up like the | | | | then we continue on Hwy 80 to Monroe, LA for |
| big rest stop and vistor’s center just | | | | 20 miles and then staying on Hwy 80 we travel |
| over the border.For all practical purposed | | | | once again out of town to Tallulah driving |
| 265 is a lot of miles and could easily take | | | | thru the towns of Rayville, Holy Ridge, Dunn |
| you into nightfall when the bugs are biting | | | | and Delhi. This is about 60 miles. Next we |
| at their worst, so lets re-look at the | | | | take a quick breather and then a nice 20-mile |
| Northern Route to cross the state and | | | | ride into Mississippi cross over the |
| consider the 178 plus journey shall we? We | | | | Mississippi River Bridge into Vicksburg. |
| will start out at one the River Casino or I | | | | Excellent work! On this leg of our journey |
| actually recommend the Science Port Discovery | | | | biking across America.Lance Winslow - Online |
| Center down the street from the Expo Center | | | | Think Tank forum board. |
| and then go North one mile to Texas Ave, | | | | |