The Road to Nowhere explores some rarely ridden out-and-back roads around New Hope. The ride is 77 miles on mostly flat to rolling terrain but the route lends itself to shortcutting easily with the five dead-end roads. Directions to start, at the Cove Park ballfields near Hampton Cove:

If traveling over Monte Sano on Highway 431 (east on Governors Drive): go 4.8 miles after passing Monte Sano Boulevard and turn Left at Old 431/Sutton Road. Travel 1.6 miles and turn right onto Old 431. The ballfields are on the right.

If traveling over Cecil Ashburn Drive: continue straight on Sutton Road for 0.7 miles and go straight across Highway 431. From the intersection go 1.6 miles and turn right onto Old 431. The ballfields are on the right.

Miles Turn  Description Leg
0.0 Right  out of Cove Park parking
 lot onto Old Highway 431		 3.1
3.1 Left-Right  across Highway 431 to
 continue on
 Old Highway 431		 3.7
6.8 Right  on Hill Road 1.3
8.1 Right  on Hobbs Island Road 1.1
9.2 Left  on Clouds Cove Road 1.7
10.9 Left  on Meeks Road 1.4
12.3 Left  on Clouds Cove Road 2.2
14.5 Continue  on Willie Lemley Road 1.0
15.5 Left  on C C Ivey Road 0.5
16.0 Right  on Clouds Cove Road 4.6
20.6 Right  on Hobbs Island Road 1.2
21.8 Right  onOak Grove Road 4.1
25.9 Right  on Scott Branch Road 3.3
29.2 Turnaround  at end 3.3
32.5 Continue  Straight onto
 Oak Grove Road		 1.7
34.2 Right  on Johnson Ave 0.7
34.9 Right  on Main Drive /
 New Hope Highway
 Rest Stop off route in
 New Hope		 3.5
38.4 Left  on HWY-431 0.2
Miles Turn  Description Leg
38.6 Right  on Merrill Mountain Road 0.7
39.3 Right  on Johnson Hollow Road 3.8
43.1 Turnaround  at rough pavement start
 (new house on left)		 3.8
46.9 Right  on Merrill Mountain Road
 (Optional climb to end of road
 adds 7 miles)		 0.1
47.0 Left  on Walker Road 1.7
48.7 Right  on Guntersville Dam Road 2.9
51.6 Turnaround  at the Dam overlook 2.9
54.5 Left  on Walker Road 1.7
56.2 Right  on Merrill Mountain Road 0.8
57.0 Left  on HWY-431 0.2
57.2 Right  on New Hope Highway 1.1
58.3 Right  on Shirt Tail Bend 2.0
60.3 Turnaround  at Shin Point Road 2.0
62.3 Right  on New Hope Highway 2.8
65.1 Slight Left in New Hope  onto Main Drive 0.2
65.3 Right  on Old Gurley Pike 2.4
67.5 Left  on Low Gap Road 4.7
72.2 Left  on Cherry Tree Road 3.3
75.5 Right  on Old HWY-431 1.2
76.7 Finish  on Cove Park Ballfields -