The ride starts from the Lowes located in Fort Payne just west of I-59 and travels a clockwise loop to the Little River Canyon. The first 14 miles are mostly rural but include a 2.6 mile stretch on the moderately trafficked US-11.

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Directions to start:

Driving directions to the Fort Payne Lowes, an hour and 20 minutes from Huntsville (Google tends to overestimate drive times). The Lowes is located on AL-35 on the right, just behind a Burger King and Hardees; if you pass I-59 you've gone too far.

This shorter option is similar to the metric route above but skips the southern half of the Little River Canyon.

Directions to start:

Driving directions to the Fort Payne Lowes, an hour and 20 minutes from Huntsville (Google tends to overestimate drive times). The Lowes is located on AL-35 on the right, just behind a Burger King and Hardees; if you pass I-59 you've gone too far.