Cherokee Removal Park

Birchwood, Tennessee

This route will take you west into the Central Time Zone on some twisty and straight roads. You can bring a lunch and eat at Cherokee Removal Park. This park is located where the Hiwassee River empties into the Tennessee River. This is an all-day ride and we at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson hope you enjoy the ride as much as we did. Cherokee Removal Memorial Park is a public park in Meigs County, Tennessee that is dedicated in memory of the Cherokee who were forced to emigrate from their ancestral lands during the Cherokee removal, in an event that came to be known as the Trail of Tears. It was established in 2005, and has since expanded.

Segment #1

  1. Start at Smoky Mountain HD
  2. Head toward W Lamar Alexander Pkwy. Go for 39 ft.
  3. Turn right onto W Lamar Alexander Pkwy (US-321). Go for 0.3 mi.
  4. Turn right onto Ross Dr. Go for 0.2 mi.
  5. Turn right onto Big Springs Rd. Go for 1.2 mi.
  6. Turn left onto Big Springs Rd. Go for 4.2 mi.
  7. Turn left onto Meadow Rd. Go for 3.4 mi.
  8. Turn left onto Meadow Rd. Go for 0.9 mi.
  9. Turn slightly right onto Cloyds Creek Rd. Go for 0.6 mi.
  10. Turn left onto Meadow Rd W. Go for 1.2 mi.
  11. Turn right onto Brooks Rd. Go for 1.7 mi.
  12. Turn right onto Highway 95 N (TN-95). Go for 1.5 mi.
  13. Turn left onto Jackson Ferry Rd. Go for 1.6 mi.
  14. Turn left onto E Coast Tellico Pkwy. Go for 4.7 mi.
  15. Turn right onto US Highway 411 S (US-411). Go for 5.0 mi.
  16. Turn right onto Highway 72 W (TN-72 W) toward Loudon/I-75. Go for 2.2 mi.
  17. Turn left onto Sweetwater Vonore Rd (TN-322 W) toward Hospital. Go for 1.8 mi.
  18. Turn right onto Sweetwater Vonore Rd (TN-322). Go for 1.3 mi.
  19. Turn left onto Sweetwater Vonore Rd (TN-322). Go for 6.0 mi.
  20. Continue on TN-322. Go for 0.1 mi.
  21. Continue on Highway 322 E (TN-322). Go for 3.1 mi.
  22. Turn left onto N Main St (US-11 S) toward Hospital. Go for 1.6 mi.
  23. Optional stop Marathon Sweetwater
  24. Turn right onto New Highway 68 (TN-68 N) toward I-75. Go for 17.7 mi.
  25. Optional stop Exxon Sweetwater
  26. Turn left onto River Rd (TN-304). Go for 8.1 mi.
  27. Turn right onto Five Point Rd. Go for 0.3 mi.
  28. Turn left onto Five Point Rd. Go for 0.4 mi.
  29. Turn right onto W Memorial Dr W. Go for 2.1 mi.
  30. Continue on Cottonport Rd. Go for 0.8 mi.
  31. Turn slightly right onto Cottonport Rd. Go for 2.5 mi.
  32. Turn right onto Cottonport Rd. Go for 0.3 mi.
  33. Turn slightly left onto Cottonport Rd. Go for 2.2 mi.
  34. Turn right onto Lower River Rd. Go for 3.4 mi.
  35. Turn left onto Armstrong Ferry Rd. Go for 2.4 mi.
  36. Turn right onto State Highway 58 S (TN-58). Go for 3.1 mi.
  37. Turn right onto Eastview Cir. Go for 1.0 mi.
  38. Turn right onto Blythe Ferry Ln. Go for 4.7 mi.
  39. Turn right onto Blythe Ferry Ln. Go for 2.6 mi.
  40. Arrive at Cherokee Removal Park.

Segment #2

  1. Start at Cherokee Removal Park
  2. Head south on Blythe Ferry Ln. Go for 1.2 mi.
  3. Continue on Blythe Ferry Ln. Go for 1.4 mi.
  4. Turn left onto Blythe Ferry Ln. Go for 1.5 mi.
  5. Turn slightly right onto Blythe Ferry Ln. Go for 3.5 mi.
  6. Turn left onto State Highway 58 S (TN-58). Go for 1.0 mi.
  7. Turn right onto Brittsville Rd (TN-306). Go for 2.5 mi.
  8. Optional stop Short Stop
  9. Turn right onto Brittsville Rd (TN-306). Go for 2.5 mi.
  10. Continue on Lower River Rd NW (TN-306). Go for 3.0 mi.
  11. Turn left onto Lower River Rd NW (TN-308). Go for 2.7 mi.
  12. Turn left onto Old Lower River Rd NW. Go for 2.2 mi.
  13. Turn left onto Old Lower River Rd NW. Go for 1.0 mi.
  14. Continue on Cass Ln NW. Go for 0.8 mi.
  15. Turn left onto Hiwassee St (US-11). Go for 0.8 mi.
  16. Turn right onto Etowah Rd (TN-163) toward Delano. Go for 6.8 mi.
  17. Turn left onto County Road 750. Go for 2.9 mi.
  18. Turn right onto County Road 660. Go for 5.3 mi.
  19. Continue on 8th St. Go for 0.9 mi.
  20. Turn left onto Pennsylvania Ave. Go for 0.4 mi.
  21. Turn right onto 3rd St. Go for 0.2 mi.
  22. Continue on Highway 310 (TN-310). Go for 6.4 mi.
  23. Continue on Mecca Pike (TN-39). Go for 7.8 mi.
  24. Turn right onto New Highway 68 (TN-68) toward Tellico Plains. Go for 0.5 mi.
  25. Turn left onto Cherohala Skwy (TN-165) toward Bald River Falls/Indian Boundry. Go for 0.2 mi.
  26. Continue on Cherohala Skwy (TN-165-BYP). Go for 0.5 mi.
  27. Optional stop Exxon Tellico
  28. Continue on Cherohala Skwy (TN-165). Go for 0.4 mi.
  29. Turn left onto Highway 360 (TN-360). Go for 2.0 mi.
  30. Turn left onto Old Belltown Mill Rd. Go for 3.3 mi.
  31. Turn left onto Belltown Rd. Go for 0.6 mi.
  32. Turn right onto Ballplay School Rd. Go for 3.4 mi.
  33. Turn slightly left onto Highway 360 (TN-360). Go for 11.8 mi.
  34. Turn right onto Highway 411 (US-411). Go for 14.8 mi.
  35. Turn left onto William Blount Dr (TN-335). Go for 1.3 mi.
  36. Continue on William Blount Dr (TN-335). Go for 1.3 mi.
  37. Turn right onto Big Springs Rd. Go for 0.4 mi.
  38. Continue on S Old Glory Rd. Go for 0.6 mi.
  39. Turn right onto W Lamar Alexander Pkwy (US-321). Go for 0.7 mi.
  40. Arrive at Smoky Mountain HD. Your destination is on the right.