The Skyline Loop is 74 miles. It links two of the best cycling roads in the county, the Paint Rock valley's AL-65 and the road along the top of Nat Mountain, CR-8. The route includes one long mountain climb and is hilly, most of the hills coming after the halfway point. Traffic along most of the route is light; while the section along Highway-72 is busy there's a wide shoulder. 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.

Miles Turn  Description Leg
0.0 Left  out of Cove Park parking lot 0.1
0.1 Right  on Eastern Bypass 6.1
2.1 Continue  on Little Cove Road -
6.2 Staight  across onto Section Line Road 0.2
6.4 Right  on Gurley Pike 0.1
6.5 Left  on Walker Street 0.8
7.3 Right  on Access Road to Highway-72 0.1
7.4 Left  on Highway-72 2.1
9.5 Left  on AL-65 18.0
21.5 Rest Stop  on convenience store on right -
27.5 Right  on AL-146 6.3
28.3 Climb  Cumberland Plateau -
33.8 Rest Stop  at convenience store on left -
33.8 Right  on AL-79 0.5
34.3 Right  on Morris Circle 1.7
36.0 Right  on AL-79 0.1
36.1 Right  on CR-25 1.8
37.9 Right  on AL-79 1.0
38.9 Right  on CR-17 3.8
42.7 Right  on CR-8 13.7
Miles Turn  Description Leg
43.6 Rest Stop  at convenience store on left -
52.0 Descend  Nat Mountain -
53.7 Continue  on Venson Street -
56.4 Left  on Cobb Road across railroad tracks 0.2
56.6 Rest Stop  at store on AL-35 in Woodville -
56.6 Straight  across AL-35 onto CR-8 0.1
56.7 Right  on Grant Highway 0.6
57.3 Right  on Old Grant Road 0.9
58.0 Continue  across Highway-72 on Old Grant Road -
58.2 Bear Left  on Kennamer Cove Road 1.2
58.9 Continue  on Jim Tom Hodge Road -
59.4 Right  on Mill Road 2.2
61.6 Right  on Butler Mill Road 2.5
61.6 Rest Stop  at convenience store -
64.1 Right  on New Hope Cedar Point Road 1.1
65.2 Left  on Cherry Tree 7.5
72.7 Right  on Old Highway-431 1.2
73.9 Finish  at the Cove Park ballfields -