I've been asked by the Old Hickory BMWCCA chapter to organize a drive for Saturday March 19, 2016 and will also open it up to anyone here on the ZHP Mafia. I may have done the southern part of this drive last year and remember the trees being in winter bareness at the beginning and on the mountain and in full spring bloom at the finish.

The drive begins about 1/2 hour south east of Nashville just off I24 and ends close to the Alabama boarder west of Chattanooga, TN. I will be starting the drive at 9:00 AM and should end late afternoon after a late lunch. The tentative rout is posted below. I would say that 97% of this rout is on two lane roads with a lot of twisty back roads. We will go through five RR towns pluss oterh towns and stop on top of the mountain at The Cross at Sewanee. We will then head down the backside of the mountain to have lunch in South Pittsburgh, TN.

In checking the current path, as the crow flies, it is sixty miles. I haven't driven the full rout in some time but, I'm thinking it will take between 3-1/2 and 5 hours to complete the drive. I did add GPS Coordinates for all the turns in the route directions so, you can get an idea of the route. Hopefully, I will be able to get a detailed map complete before the drive.

If anyone is interested, let me know and I will give you hotel information and yes there is a very affordable hotel that I have personalty stayed at in the area "$40 ish" per night. If you have any other questions, please ask and I will do by best to answer them.

Thanks for reading,

Guy

RXR and Back Hills Drive to S Pittsburg, TN
Meeting location is east of I24 at the Epps Mills Exits and at the end of the road next to The Outpost Amory, 5435 Miller Ln, Christiana, TN 37037. This may work to Google the location, 8990 Manchester Pike, Christiana, TN 37037; 35°43'08.9"N 86°18'54.1"W. There is a Love’s Travel Stop on Epps Mills for any needs you may have before the drive.
Start
Right on 6122-6398 Epps Mill Rd, Christiana, TN 37037; 35°43'26.4"N 86°19'05.6"W
Right on 8780 Manchester Pike, Murfreesboro, TN 37127 Hwy 41; 35°43'38.5"N 86°18'52.4"W
Right on 7467 Ridley Earp Rd, Christiana, TN 37037; 35°42'15.5"N 86°17'57.7"W
Left at “T” on 7316 Miller Rd, Christiana, TN 37037; 35°42'14.1"N 86°19'02.0"W
Left on 6157 Christiana Hoovers Gap Rd, Christiana, TN 37037; 35°41'10.6"N 86°19'21.4"W
Right on 9200-9276 Lynch Hill Rd, Christiana, TN 37037; 35°40'35.3"N 86°18'43.9"W
Right on 701-703 Beechwood Rd, Bell Buckle, TN 37020; 35°39'09.3"N 86°19'45.5"W
Right on 966 Liberty Pike, Bell Buckle, TN 37020 Hwy 269; 35°38'03.6"N 86°21'22.6"W
Right at “T” on Cumberland St.; 35°35'36.0"N 86°21'15.9"W
Left on Main St.; 35°35'36.0"N 86°21'17.2"W
Right on Webb Road; 35°35'22.0"N 86°21'19.0"W
Left on Hwy 269, Bell Buckle Wartrace Rd.; 35°35'22.2"N 86°21'21.6"W
Right at “T” Hwy 64 Blackman Blvd E; 35°31'38.4"N 86°20'02.6"W
Over RR Tracks
Right on Church St. Hwy 269; 35°31'40.1"N 86°20'01.5"W
Right on Knob Creek Rd. Hwy 269; 35°31'40.2"N 86°19'49.6"W
Right at STOP on Normandy Road; 35°27'07.0"N 86°15'35.9"W
Left on Rippy Ridge Road; 35°27'12.8"N 86°16'39.6"W
Right on Hwy 41A: 35°27'12.8"N 86°16'39.6"W
FIRST LEFT on unnamed street; 35°26'00.5"N 86°17'39.6"W
Left at “T” on Shipman Creek Road.
FIRST REST STOP
Right into BP Gas station before “T” across from Lowes; 2151 N Jackson St, Tullahoma, TN 37388; 35°23'35.6"N 86°14'32.5"W
Right to exit BP
Right on Wilson Ave Hwy 55 to Lynchburg, TN; 35°22'03.1"N 86°12'59.5"W
Bare Right on Old Shelbyville Hwy, Hwy 130; 35°21'52.2"N 86°14'07.4"W
Old Shelbyville Hwy turns into 5 Points Road
Continue across Lynchburg Hwy, Hwy 55
Left at “T” on Cumberland Springs Road; 35°21'13.5"N 86°19'20.7"W
Right on Raysville Road; 35°20'46.5"N 86°17'48.8"W
Raysville Road turns into Flippo Road
Left on Pleasant Hill Road; 35°17'40.7"N 86°19'19.0"W
Pleasant Hill Road turns into Chestnut Ridge Rd turns into Mansford Road
Left at “T” on Lynchburg Road Hwy 50; 35°11'08.0"N 86°11'57.0"W
Left at “T” on 3rd Avenue NW; 35°11'07.6"N 86°07'03.7"W
Right at N College St; 35°11'18.5"N 86°06'47.2"W
North College St turns into South College ST Hwy 41A
Second Rest Stop
Left into Curl’s Corner Shell before Bypass Rd; 35°10'31.1"N 86°04'53.8"W
Exit Curl’s Corner Right, onto Bypass Rd
Left on Cowan Hwy, Hwy 41A
Second Left at the top of the mountain is Kentucky Ave
Left on Kentucky Ave; 35°11'37.9"N 85°55'10.6"W
Left at “T” onto Tennessee Ave; 35°11'51.8"N 85°55'35.4"W
At the Cross at Sewanee, park on the right shoulder or in the spaces provided. Note; Parking is Limited
The Cross at Sewanee; 35°11'31.1"N 85°56'14.1"W
When leaving The Cross, Follow Tennessee Ave to the “T” at University Ave
Left on University Ave; 35°12'08.0"N 85°55'16.4"W
Right on Missouri Ave; 35°12'28.8"N 85°54'32.9"W
Missouri Ave becomes Airport Ave at Hwy 41A
Right on Hwy 156 Jumpoff Road; 35°12'29.0"N 85°53'29.2"W
Hwy 156 turns into S Pittsburg Mountain Road
Right on N Cedar Ave; 35°00'49.2"N 85°42'14.8"W
Right on 3rd Street and find a place to park
Final Destination; Stevarino's Italian Eatery
238 S Cedar Ave, South Pittsburg, TN 37380
(423) 837-5420 stevarinos.com