The Great River Road

[BitSlayer]

Has anyone tackled this ride? We are looking for the next adventure and was looking at this ryde. Is it best to tackle it from north to south, or south to north? Did you go all the way to the southern most point of the road? Was it worth going all the way, or was there portions that were spectacular and other ho-hum? It appears there is a road on both the east and west banks of the Mississippi. Is one side preferable over the other?

Our thoughts were to start in the north and move south. and taking the eastern route. We have sent off for brochures and will also do our research online, but there is nothing link hearing from others as to what they would recommend.

 

[gene0108]

They just had a car rally called "The Great Race" which traveled down the river road from St. Louis to New Orleans. Look up www.greatrace.com, there is a map on the website. When you get near Louisiana we can certainly help you out with a route.

 

[Harvey]

Has anyone tackled this ride? We are looking for the next adventure and was looking at this ryde. Is it best to tackle it from north to south, or south to north? Did you go all the way to the southern most point of the road? Was it worth going all the way, or was there portions that were spectacular and other ho-hum? It appears there is a road on both the east and west banks of the Mississippi. Is one side preferable over the other?

Our thoughts were to start in the north and move south. and taking the eastern route. We have sent off for brochures and will also do our research online, but there is nothing link hearing from others as to what they would recommend.

If you do travel the Great River Road following the Mississippi, be sure to stop in Davenport, Iowa at the junction of US150 & I-80 (just about 3 miles from the Great River Road) at the Iowa Machine Shed. It is one of the best restaurants in the Mid-West. They have a 2" thick pork chop stuffed with an apple dressing and all the trimmings you could ever imagine. Visit their website for more information http://www.machineshed.com/. Check out their menu and gift shop. Prices are also reasonable.

 

[PrairieSpyder]

There's also a scenic route along the Ohio River. http://byways.org/explore/byways/2286/travel.html