U.S. Bicycle Route 23 Explained

Country:	USA
Type:	USBR
Route:	23
Length Round:	0
Established:	2013
Direction A:	North
Direction B:	South
Browse:	Previous Route: 21 Next Route: 30

U.S. Bicycle Route 23 (USBR 23) is a north-south United States Bicycle Route that travels through Middle Tennessee and the Pennyroyal Plateau of region of Kentucky in the United States.^[1]

The Tennessee segment was designated on October 17, 2013 as the first national bicycle route in the state. The Kentucky segment was designated May 2019.

Kentucky

The route in Kentucky covers 108.7miles.^[2] Within Kentucky the route is named the Cave Country Bike Tour.^[3] The northernmost portion of the route runs along the eastern portion of the TransAmerica Trail's Mammoth Cave Loop route.

Tennessee

In Tennessee the route covers 153.8miles.^[4]

Spurs

• Spur to Natchez Trace is a 3.43miles connector to the Natchez Trace Parkway.
• Spur to Henry Horton State Park is 15.44miles alternative route to Henry Horton State Park.^[5]

External links

• Bicycle Routes - Tennessee Department of Transportation
• On Road Bicycle Routes and Events - Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

Notes and References

1. Web site: New U.S. Bicycle Routes Approved in Maryland and Tennessee . November 5, 2013 . Adventure Cycling Association .
2. Web site: Troy . Heam . Application for Designation of a U.S. Bicycle Route: Kentucky USBR No. 23 . 48 . August 1, 2018 . June 7, 2019 .
3. Web site: On Road Bicycle Routes and Events . . June 7, 2019 .
4. Web site: Bicycle Routes . Tennessee Department of Transportation . September 9, 2018 .
5. Web site: Jessica . Wilson . Application for Designation of a U.S. Bicycle Route: Tennessee USBR No. 23 . September 9, 2013 . October 18, 2018 .