Information for cyclists bicycling from the Natchez Trace to Brandon Hall Plantation B&B - Natchez, MS.
Brandon Hall Plantation's property sits next to the parkway. Guests turn off the parkway onto Brandon Hall's historic sunken driveway!
With a fully equipped kitchen, washer/dryer and being adjacent to the parkway, Brandon Hall's Whitehall Cottage is an ideal choice as a "home base". You could drive to Brandon Hall Plantation and bike 2 or more days (one day "up" the Trace "out and back" - one day "down" the Trace to downtown Natchez "out and back" - maybe, 1 or more days: drive to another section of the parkway, park your vehicle, bike for the day "out and back" to your vehicle and drive back to Brandon Hall).
Cyclists staying at Brandon Hall could also bike the 22 mile Church Hill Loop Route (10 miles on the Natchez Trace and 12 miles on highway 553 thru the historic Church Hill area), more info: click here
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- Bicycle Storage: Cyclists may lock their bicycles in a storage room.
- Food: Overnight guests can expect continental breakfast items in their rooms at check in. For dinner, there are a variety of restaurants in downtown Natchez.
- Laundry: Whitehall Cottage has a washer and dryer.
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- From Natchez:
Follow the signs to the entrance of the Natchez Trace Parkway. Once on the Trace, continue North for almost 9 miles. Brandon Hall is just past the Old Trace Exhibit Shelter on the right. Exit the Trace onto Brandon Hall's historic sunken drive. - From Vicksburg:
Take Hwy 61 South towards Natchez. Once in Adams County, take the first Natchez Trace Parkway Exit and turn right at the stop sign. Within half a mile, Brandon Hall is just past the Old Trace Exhibit Shelter on the right. Exit the Trace onto Brandon Hall's historic sunken drive. - From north on the Trace:
Follow the Natchez Trace Parkway south. After the Emerald Mound exit (milepost 10.3) and just before the Old Trace Exhibit Shelter (milepost 8.7) Brandon Hall will be on your left. Exit the Trace onto Brandon Hall's historic sunken drive.
Click on these links for detailed routes:
- Natchez Trace (milepost 8.9) to Brandon Hall Plantation B&B
Brandon Hall Plantation B&B to Natchez Trace (milepost 8.9) - Natchez Trace Parkway Lorman - Natchez, MS area between the MS Highway 552 intersection (milepost 30) and the Southern Terminus (milepost 0):
north to south - south to north - Church Hill Loop Route:
clockwise - counter clockwise
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