The route parallels I-24 heading west, slowly gaining elevation, then follows along the Tennessee river for several miles. There are a couple of 200' climbs, nothing steep, before passing over the Tennessee river at South Pittsburg. While the bridge is lightly traveled and includes a wide shoulder, an expansion joint on the west side has diagonal teeth that could catch a skinny bicycle tire; use caution.

After South Pittsburg the route turns south, paralleling HWY-72 for the most part, on quiet rural roads, eventually passing through the small town of Stevenson, Alabama. The Choo Choo restaurant in Stevenson is open weekdays for lunch, otherwise a convenience store is located 0.4 miles off route.

AL-35 between Scottsboro and Woodville is a long straight road without much variation in the scenery. A more interesting road, AL-30, parallels AL-35 after Larkinsville, but it has rougher pavement and meanders a bit.

After Woodville the route works it's way through some quiet country roads on good pavement. Just before the finish at Cove Park ballfields there are some one-way bridges, use caution as oncoming traffic has no yield signs.

Downtown Chattanooga, a couple of blocks south of the Tennessee Aquarium, the intersection of Market Street and East 4th Street.