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Paint Rock and Hurricane Valleys

        This ride is 84 miles, starting and ending at the Cove Park ballfields near Hampton Cove. The loop is mostly flat-to-rolling with no long climbs but includes a few short steep hills. It travels on good pavement through two of the most beautiful valleys in the area, the Paint Rock valley on a quiet tree-covered winding road and Hurricane valley's farmland.

The route includes a two mile section on the shoulder of US-72. While not particularly pleasant due to the high speed traffic, the shoulder is wide enough to ride a reasonable distance from passing cars.

There are three rest stops fairly evenly spaced, 23 miles to Hollytree, 26 miles to Elora, and 22 miles to Maysville. There's also Mary's Pit Bar BQ located on Hurricane Creek Road just before the Maysville stop, open 10-6 W-S, 10-4 Sundays.

A 76-mile version of this ride travels clockwise and starts from the Madison County High School.

Paint Rock and Hurricane Valleys map
        Directions to start:

The Cove Park ballfields near Hampton Cove:

If travelling over Monte Sano on Highway 431 (East on Governors Drive), travel 4-5 miles and turn Left at Old 431/Sutton Road. (If you pass the KFC on your right you've gone too far.)

If travelling over Cecil Ashburn Dr (Four Mile Post extention), continue straight on Sutton Road for 0.7 miles and cross Highway 431 (Publix/Hampton Cove area).

Travel East 1.6 miles and turn right onto Old 431. The ballfields are on the right.

       
Printable cue sheet Google Earth file:
KmzPaintRockHurricaneValleys.zip 		Map

Miles Turn  Description Leg
0.0 Right  from the Cove Park Ballfields parking lot onto Old Highway 431 1.2
1.2 Left  on Cherry Tree Road 0.4
1.6 Left  on Esslinger Road 1.6
3.2 Bear Left  on McMullen Road 2.7
5.9 Right  on Miller Road 1.7
7.6 Right  on Childress Street 0.5
8.1 Left  on 3rd Street 0.1
8.2 Continue  across US-72 onto Gurley Pike -
8.2 Right  on Walker Street 0.7
8.9 Left  onto US-72 right shoulder 2.2
11.1 Left  on AL-65 11.5
22.6 Rest Stop  at convenience store in Hollytree -
22.6 Continue  north on AL-65 6.0
28.6 Left  to stay on AL-65 10.0
38.6 Continue  AL-65 becomes TN-97 entering Tennessee 3.2
41.8 Left  on Owens Lane
(Watch - easy to miss)		 1.1
42.9 Left  on Elora Road 3.8
46.7 Bear Right  Elora Road becomes Old Huntland Road 1.5
48.2 Right - Left  to stay on Old Huntland Road 0.2
48.4 Right  on Elora Road 0.3
48.7 Rest Stop  at convenience store in Elora -
48.7 Southwest  on TN-121 / John Hunter Highway 1.1
49.8 Left  on Old Highway 121 0.6
50.4 Right  to stay on Old Highway 121 0.4
50.8 Continue  Old Highway 121 becomes Old Winchester Road entering Alabama 3.0
53.8 Bear Left  on Davis Road 3.1
56.9 Left  on Old Mountain Fork Road 0.6
57.5 Right  on Mountain Fork Road 0.9
58.4 Left  on Hurricane Road 2.3
60.7 Left  on Sharps Hollow Road 0.6
61.3 Right  on Ray Road 2.5
63.8 Left  on Hurricane Road 1.5
65.3 Left  on County Lake Road 0.1
65.4 Right  on Hurricane Creek Road 5.6
71.0 Rest Stop  at convenience store in Maysville -
71.0 Left  south on Brownsboro Road 0.8
71.8 Bear Right  to stay on Brownsboro Road 1.4
73.2 Right  on Wall Road 1.3
74.5 Continue  across US-72 on Wall Road 0.4
74.9 Left  on Dug Hill Road 4.0
78.9 Left  on King Drake Road 2.3
81.2 Left-Right  via Caldwell Lane onto Featherstone Lane 0.4
81.6 Left  on Cranfield Road 0.1
81.7 Left  on Deford Mill Road 0.8
82.5 Right  on Hampton Cove Way 0.4
82.9 Left  on Eastern Bypass / Old Highway 431 0.8
83.7 Right  on Old Highway 431 0.1
83.8 Finish  at the Cove Park Ballfields on right -