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3ZHP
12-22-2015, 07:09 AM
I've been asked by the Old Hickory BMWCCA chapter to organize a drive for Saturday March 19, 2016 and will also open it up to anyone here on the ZHP Mafia. I may have done the southern part of this drive last year and remember the trees being in winter bareness at the beginning and on the mountain and in full spring bloom at the finish.

The drive begins about 1/2 hour south east of Nashville just off I24 and ends close to the Alabama boarder west of Chattanooga, TN. I will be starting the drive at 9:00 AM and should end late afternoon after a late lunch. The tentative rout is posted below. I would say that 97% of this rout is on two lane roads with a lot of twisty back roads. We will go through five RR towns pluss oterh towns and stop on top of the mountain at The Cross at Sewanee. We will then head down the backside of the mountain to have lunch in South Pittsburgh, TN.

In checking the current path, as the crow flies, it is sixty miles. I haven't driven the full rout in some time but, I'm thinking it will take between 3-1/2 and 5 hours to complete the drive. I did add GPS Coordinates for all the turns in the route directions so, you can get an idea of the route. Hopefully, I will be able to get a detailed map complete before the drive.

If anyone is interested, let me know and I will give you hotel information and yes there is a very affordable hotel that I have personalty stayed at in the area "$40 ish" per night. If you have any other questions, please ask and I will do by best to answer them.

Thanks for reading,

Guy

RXR and Back Hills Drive to S Pittsburg, TN
Meeting location is east of I24 at the Epps Mills Exits and at the end of the road next to The Outpost Amory, 5435 Miller Ln, Christiana, TN 37037. This may work to Google the location, 8990 Manchester Pike, Christiana, TN 37037; 35°43'08.9"N 86°18'54.1"W. There is a Love’s Travel Stop on Epps Mills for any needs you may have before the drive.
Start
Right on 6122-6398 Epps Mill Rd, Christiana, TN 37037; 35°43'26.4"N 86°19'05.6"W
Right on 8780 Manchester Pike, Murfreesboro, TN 37127 Hwy 41; 35°43'38.5"N 86°18'52.4"W
Right on 7467 Ridley Earp Rd, Christiana, TN 37037; 35°42'15.5"N 86°17'57.7"W
Left at “T” on 7316 Miller Rd, Christiana, TN 37037; 35°42'14.1"N 86°19'02.0"W
Left on 6157 Christiana Hoovers Gap Rd, Christiana, TN 37037; 35°41'10.6"N 86°19'21.4"W
Right on 9200-9276 Lynch Hill Rd, Christiana, TN 37037; 35°40'35.3"N 86°18'43.9"W
Right on 701-703 Beechwood Rd, Bell Buckle, TN 37020; 35°39'09.3"N 86°19'45.5"W
Right on 966 Liberty Pike, Bell Buckle, TN 37020 Hwy 269; 35°38'03.6"N 86°21'22.6"W
Right at “T” on Cumberland St.; 35°35'36.0"N 86°21'15.9"W
Left on Main St.; 35°35'36.0"N 86°21'17.2"W
Right on Webb Road; 35°35'22.0"N 86°21'19.0"W
Left on Hwy 269, Bell Buckle Wartrace Rd.; 35°35'22.2"N 86°21'21.6"W
Right at “T” Hwy 64 Blackman Blvd E; 35°31'38.4"N 86°20'02.6"W
Over RR Tracks
Right on Church St. Hwy 269; 35°31'40.1"N 86°20'01.5"W
Right on Knob Creek Rd. Hwy 269; 35°31'40.2"N 86°19'49.6"W
Right at STOP on Normandy Road; 35°27'07.0"N 86°15'35.9"W
Left on Rippy Ridge Road; 35°27'12.8"N 86°16'39.6"W
Right on Hwy 41A: 35°27'12.8"N 86°16'39.6"W
FIRST LEFT on unnamed street; 35°26'00.5"N 86°17'39.6"W
Left at “T” on Shipman Creek Road.
FIRST REST STOP
Right into BP Gas station before “T” across from Lowes; 2151 N Jackson St, Tullahoma, TN 37388; 35°23'35.6"N 86°14'32.5"W
Right to exit BP
Right on Wilson Ave Hwy 55 to Lynchburg, TN; 35°22'03.1"N 86°12'59.5"W
Bare Right on Old Shelbyville Hwy, Hwy 130; 35°21'52.2"N 86°14'07.4"W
Old Shelbyville Hwy turns into 5 Points Road
Continue across Lynchburg Hwy, Hwy 55
Left at “T” on Cumberland Springs Road; 35°21'13.5"N 86°19'20.7"W
Right on Raysville Road; 35°20'46.5"N 86°17'48.8"W
Raysville Road turns into Flippo Road
Left on Pleasant Hill Road; 35°17'40.7"N 86°19'19.0"W
Pleasant Hill Road turns into Chestnut Ridge Rd turns into Mansford Road
Left at “T” on Lynchburg Road Hwy 50; 35°11'08.0"N 86°11'57.0"W
Left at “T” on 3rd Avenue NW; 35°11'07.6"N 86°07'03.7"W
Right at N College St; 35°11'18.5"N 86°06'47.2"W
North College St turns into South College ST Hwy 41A
Second Rest Stop
Left into Curl’s Corner Shell before Bypass Rd; 35°10'31.1"N 86°04'53.8"W
Exit Curl’s Corner Right, onto Bypass Rd
Left on Cowan Hwy, Hwy 41A
Second Left at the top of the mountain is Kentucky Ave
Left on Kentucky Ave; 35°11'37.9"N 85°55'10.6"W
Left at “T” onto Tennessee Ave; 35°11'51.8"N 85°55'35.4"W
At the Cross at Sewanee, park on the right shoulder or in the spaces provided. Note; Parking is Limited
The Cross at Sewanee; 35°11'31.1"N 85°56'14.1"W
When leaving The Cross, Follow Tennessee Ave to the “T” at University Ave
Left on University Ave; 35°12'08.0"N 85°55'16.4"W
Right on Missouri Ave; 35°12'28.8"N 85°54'32.9"W
Missouri Ave becomes Airport Ave at Hwy 41A
Right on Hwy 156 Jumpoff Road; 35°12'29.0"N 85°53'29.2"W
Hwy 156 turns into S Pittsburg Mountain Road
Right on N Cedar Ave; 35°00'49.2"N 85°42'14.8"W
Right on 3rd Street and find a place to park
Final Destination; Stevarino's Italian Eatery
238 S Cedar Ave, South Pittsburg, TN 37380
(423) 837-5420 stevarinos.com (http://www.stevarinos.com/)

3ZHP
01-01-2016, 06:41 PM
A little update. Today we did a test run of the route that took us 2:45 minutes and the total drive from start to finish is just under 115 miles. i took some time and worked in a few more back roads that turned out to be great additions. Below is the updated route along with a few links of the route on Google Maps.

First Leg
http://goo.gl/maps/qBozyz1Ppq72
(http://goo.gl/maps/qBozyz1Ppq72)
Second Leg
http://goo.gl/maps/uLn9Ev9mNSP2

Final Leg
http://goo.gl/maps/XQ3uBdaqGhA2

RXR and Back Hills Drive to S Pittsburg, TN

Meeting location is east of I24 Exit 89, Buchanan / Epps Mill Rd. and at the dead end of Forbus Road, next to The Outpost Amory,. This may work to Google the location; 35°43'08.9"N 86°18'54.1"W There is a Love’s Travel Stop on Epps Mill Rd. for any needs you may have before the drive. Drive Time is about 2:45 with three stops for 1 to 1-1/2 hours total. This should put us in South Pittsburg for lunch at 1:00-1:30 PM

Start

0.3 mi; Right on Epps Mill Rd,; 35°43'26.4"N 86°19'05.6"W elev 684 ft
0.3 mi; Right on Manchester Pike, Hwy 41; 35°43'38.5"N 86°18'52.4"W elev 679 ft
1.8 mi; Right on Ridley Earp Rd; 35°42'15.5"N 86°17'57.7"W elev 736 ft
1.0 mi; Left at “T” on Miller Rd; 35°42'14.1"N 86°19'02.0"W elev 706 ft
1.4 mi; Left on Christiana Hoovers Gap Rd,; 35°41'10.6"N 86°19'21.4"W elev 728 ft
1.2 mi; Right on Lynch Hill Rd; 35°40'35.3"N 86°18'43.9"W elev 762 ft
4.7 mi; Left on Liberty Pike, Hwy 269; 35°38'03.6"N 86°21'22.6"W elev 919 ft
3.4 mi; Right at “T” on Cumberland St.; 35°35'36.0"N 86°21'15.9"W elev 851 ft
105 ft; Left on Main St.; 35°35'36.0"N 86°21'17.2"W elev 851 ft
0.3 mi; Right on Webb Road; 35°35'22.0"N 86°21'19.0"W elev 837 ft
Over RR Tracks
175 ft; Left on Hwy 269, Bell Buckle Wartrace Rd.; 35°35'22.2"N 86°21'21.6"W elev 837 ft
5.1 mi; Right at “T” Hwy 64 Blackman Blvd E; 35°31'38.4"N 86°20'02.6"W elev 821 ft
Over RR Tracks
250 ft; Right on Church St. Hwy 269; 35°31'40.1"N 86°20'01.5"W elev 821 ft
8.6 mi; Right at STOP on Normandy Road; 35°27'07.0"N 86°15'35.9"W elev 831 ft
1.0 mi; Left on Rippy Ridge Road; 35°27'12.8"N 86°16'39.6"W elev 1091 ft
2.6 mi; Right on Hwy 41A: 35°25'28.4"N 86°16'53.1"W elev 1002 ft
1.0 mi; FIRST LEFT on Shipman Creek Road; 35°26'00.5"N 86°17'39.6"W elev 935 ft

FIRST REST STOP

5.2 mi; Right into Exon Gas station before “T” across from Lowes; 2151 N Jackson St, Tullahoma, TN 37388; 35°23'35.6"N 86°14'32.5"W elev 1083 ft
Right to exit Exon
2.4 mi; Right on Wilson Ave Hwy 55 to Lynchburg, TN; 35°22'03.1"N 86°12'59.5"W elev 1050 ft
1.1 mi; Bare Right on Old Shelbyville Hwy, Hwy 130; 35°21'52.2"N 86°14'07.4"W elev 1072 ft
Old Shelbyville Hwy turns into 5 Points Road as Hwy 130 curves to the right. Keep straight and follow Motlow Collage sign.
Continue across Lynchburg Hwy, Hwy 55
5.6 mi; Left at “T” on Cumberland Springs Road; 35°21'13.5"N 86°19'20.7"W elev 1125 ft
1.6 mi; Right on Raysville Road; 35°20'46.5"N 86°17'48.8"W elev 1023 ft
Raysville Road turns into Flippo Road at the Stop Sign, stay straight
2.9 mi; Left on Pleasant Hill Road; 35°17'40.7"N 86°19'19.0"W elev 1041 ft
16.3 mi; Left at “T” on Lynchburg Road, Hwy 50; 35°11'08.0"N 86°11'57.0"W elev 966 ft
4.8 mi; Follow “TO I24” signs through Winchester and exit the downtown square onto 41A south to Cowan

Second Rest Stop

From Winchester Square on 41A south
1.9 mi; Left into Curl’s Corner Shell before Bypass Rd; 35°10'31.1"N 86°04'53.8"W elev 944 ft
Curl’s Corner, 1901 Cowan Hwy, Winchester, TN 37398
Exit Curl’s Corner Right, onto Bypass Rd
Left on Cowan Hwy, Hwy 41A
Second Left at the top of the mountain is Kentucky Ave
10.7 mi; Left on Kentucky Ave; 35°11'37.9"N 85°55'10.6"W elev 1862 ft
0.6 mi; Left at “T” onto Tennessee Ave; 35°11'51.8"N 85°55'35.4"W elev 1920 f1
0.7 mi; At the Cross at Sewanee, park on the right shoulder or in the spaces provided. Note; Parking is Limited

The Cross at Sewanee; 35°11'31.1"N 85°56'14.1"W elev 1880 ft
When leaving The Cross, Follow Tennessee Ave to the “T” at University Ave
1.3 mi; Left on University Ave; 35°12'08.0"N 85°55'16.4"W elev 1930 ft
0.9 mi; Right on Missouri Ave; 35°12'28.8"N 85°54'32.9"W elev 1918 ft
Missouri Ave becomes Airport Ave at Hwy 41A then Hwy 156 Jumpoff Road; 35°12'29.0"N 85°53'29.2"W elev 1964 ft
25.1 mi; Right on N Cedar Ave; 35°00'49.2"N 85°42'14.8"W elev 614 ft
0.1 mi; Right on 3rd Street and find a place to park; 35°00'44.1"N 85°42'17.9"W elev 616 ft

Final Destination; Stevarino's Italian Eatery
238 S Cedar Ave, South Pittsburg, TN 37380
(423) 837-5420 stevarinos.com

ELCID86
01-01-2016, 06:59 PM
Sounds like fun. I wish it wasn't 9:30 hours away from here.


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - an e46f member

3ZHP
01-01-2016, 07:09 PM
Sounds like fun. I wish it wasn't 9:30 hours away from here.


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - an e46f member

Should be an excellent drive, I found a few new back, back hills roads.

Just catch a flight to Nashville and get a nice rental.:roundel

3ZHP
02-09-2016, 04:51 PM
Just a little update,

RXR Drive March 19

Join the Fosters for a scenic drive through four or five historic railroad towns as well as Sewanee and The University of the South, ending at lunch in South Pittsburg. Meet at 8:45 for a 9 a.m. departure at the end of Forbes Drive behind the Outpost Armory which is located at 5435 Miller Lane Christiana, TN 37037. Exit # 89, cross over I-24, turn right just past the Outpost Armory on Forbes.

3ZHP
03-12-2016, 10:01 AM
Bump! This is a week from today, if anyone is interested in joining us. Starting location is 30 minutes south of Nashville and it ends near the Alabama state line.


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3ZHP
03-19-2016, 04:41 AM
Looks like a perfect day for the drive. Currently 55 deg with only a 10% chance of rain. [emoji41]

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3ZHP
03-19-2016, 01:46 PM
Drive turned out Great. Had six cars with ten people. Weather and roads were perfect. Hardly ever had anyone in front of the lead car all day. Our table for lunch was set up an ready when we arrived. Everyone loved the route, the stops and lunch.

Stay tuned for some GoPro footage!

Heading Out!
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A stop at the Rock on the mountain.

The group of cars looking down from the Rock.
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Looking off the rock in the other direction.
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3ZHP
03-19-2016, 06:06 PM
You Know You Did Good, when a guy that grew up in the town you took a back road through says;

"If I would of known these roads when I was young, I'D BE DEAD NOW".

:cool

BMWCurves
03-20-2016, 12:01 AM
It's always nice to find new roads to thrash in your old stomping ground