| Long Distance bike riding across Louisiana can be | | | | the 79/80 Hwy.This road is well maintained and |
| a fun proposition and quite challenging. Depending | | | | will take us right out of Shreveport safely and |
| on what time of the year you go there can also | | | | across the 220 Loop without incident about 5 |
| be a lot of pesky Mosquitoes too. One route is to | | | | miles and we are warmed up for our ride and out |
| take Shreveport to Vicksburg, Mississippi and as a | | | | of town riding thru beautiful Louisiana. Then it is an |
| crow flies it is about 175 miles, but remember we | | | | easy ride to Minden, LA about another 21.5 miles |
| are riding a bike.The I-20 is about 178 miles and a | | | | or so and then Hwy 79 cuts off and goes to |
| straight shot, but remember we are not a car | | | | Claireborne, LA another nice ride to a place with a |
| and cannot ride on the Freeway, nor would you | | | | lot of nice folks, but we will remain on the Hwy |
| want to. Another route would be to Orange, TX | | | | 80 at this point. After about 8 miles the Highway |
| at the border to Waveland, Mississippi and that is | | | | dips under I-20 for about another 28 miles into |
| about 265 plus the extra 15 miles into Mississippi | | | | Ruston, LA.This rounds out 61 miles for a good |
| on Hwy 90 or you could choose a pick-up like the | | | | breaking point and then we continue on Hwy 80 |
| big rest stop and vistor’s center just over | | | | to Monroe, LA for 20 miles and then staying on |
| the border.For all practical purposed 265 is a lot of | | | | Hwy 80 we travel once again out of town to |
| miles and could easily take you into nightfall when | | | | Tallulah driving thru the towns of Rayville, Holy |
| the bugs are biting at their worst, so lets re-look | | | | Ridge, Dunn and Delhi. This is about 60 miles. Next |
| at the Northern Route to cross the state and | | | | we take a quick breather and then a nice 20-mile |
| consider the 178 plus journey shall we? We will | | | | ride into Mississippi cross over the Mississippi River |
| start out at one the River Casino or I actually | | | | Bridge into Vicksburg. Excellent work! On this leg |
| recommend the Science Port Discovery Center | | | | of our journey biking across America.Lance |
| down the street from the Expo Center and then | | | | Winslow - Online Think Tank forum board. |
| go North one mile to Texas Ave, which is also | | | | |