The long way around Toledo Bend from Pineville, LA - almost no Interstates

Pineville, LA
Head N. on Hwy 167 to Hwy 71 N., keep left

Rapides Parish
Keep left toward Colfax

Montgomery, LA
good place to stop if you need it

Bossier City, LA
Make a left to the Jimmie Davis bridge over the Red River

Shreveport, LA
Make a right to Harley of S'port - they'll welcome you - very nice folks (get a T-shirt).

Harley of Shreveport

Shreveport, LA
Continue under I-49 - heading to helmetless country!

South Shreveport, LA
Make a left on Hwy 171 So. toward Mansfield - starting heading out of town

Kickapoo, LA
yep, that's the name. Turn off a very nice road onto a not-so-nice road - don't worry, it will get better

Keatchie, LA
At stop sign, continue on Hwy 5

Longstreet, LA
Not to be confused with Logansport, where we will cross over to Texas

Logansport, LA
Ready to cross the Sabine into Texas and the land of the optional helmet.

Joaquin, TX
Make a left, the roads in Texas are so much superior, well-kept almost without exception, smooth, and 70 MPH only on two-lanes.

Center, TX
Make a left on Hwy 87 South and be prepared to start a south Tennessee like leg of the journey, rolling hills and sharp curves all the way to Burkeville. Nice four-lane to Shelbyville.

Shelbyville, TX
road goes back to two-lane, but very nice, speedy.

South of Shelbyville, TX
Keep left and you're about to hit the beautiful Sabine National Forest

Milam, TX
Wow - what a ride! You might have seen some deer, tight curves, high speeds, watch yourself - it only gets better. You could make a left back to the land of pot-heads (no, I meant helmets required - not that kind), and go across Toledo Bend on the Pendleton Bridge, but you gotta get some more of those smooth roads, rolling hills, great scenery, 70 mph limits, and tight curves. Hold onto your hat (if you're wearing one).

Hemphill, TX
Nice - right about here, the road get very whitish with high quality pavement/asphalt, great signage, and still tight curves and good speed.

Yellowpine/Fairmont, TX
Right here, get a great view as the forest opens up on to a branch of Toledo Bend - makes you want to trade in the scooter for a bass boat - nah.

Hwy 87, West of Toledo Bend Reservoir
Absolutely the best non-mountain road I've ever traveled. Great signage for curves, high speed, great scenery

Mayflower, TX
you could make a left here and go across the Toledo Bend dam, which is a sight that should be seen, but we want a few more miles of helmet-less freedom, so we stay the course

Burkeville, TX
Left back toward Louisiana and the Sabine River, still good roads, 70 mph speeds.

Burr Ferry, LA
cross the Sabine River - back in Louisiana, stop to re-can your head.

Leesville, LA
Go left to get something eat - Wagon Master Steak, Burgers, and Ribs about two miles down on your left - definitely recommended

bear right on this cut-off to Hwy 28 - if you miss it, just go to the main intersection.

Right on a now very nice road to Alexandria, and just getting nicer - will be fourlaned completely by 2011, in the meantime, just a nice ride

Alexandria, LA
Left on MacArthur - to I-49 So.

I-49 South to the Pineville, Expressway

Pineville, LA
back to point of beginning - about 340 miles

The long way around Toledo Bend from Pineville, LA - almost no Interstates
MotoWhere Route
Motorcycling
Pineville, LA
Head N. on Hwy 167 to Hwy 71 N., keep left
Rapides Parish
Keep left toward Colfax
Montgomery, LA
good place to stop if you need it
Bossier City, LA
Make a left to the Jimmie Davis bridge over the Red River
Shreveport, LA
Make a right to Harley of S'port - they'll welcome you - very nice folks (get a T-shirt).
Harley of Shreveport
Continue under I-49 - heading to helmetless country!
South Shreveport, LA
Make a left on Hwy 171 So. toward Mansfield - starting heading out of town
Kickapoo, LA
yep, that's the name. Turn off a very nice road onto a not-so-nice road - don't worry, it will get better
Keatchie, LA
At stop sign, continue on Hwy 5
Longstreet, LA
Not to be confused with Logansport, where we will cross over to Texas
Logansport, LA
Ready to cross the Sabine into Texas and the land of the optional helmet.
Joaquin, TX
Make a left, the roads in Texas are so much superior, well-kept almost without exception, smooth, and 70 MPH only on two-lanes.
Center, TX
Make a left on Hwy 87 South and be prepared to start a south Tennessee like leg of the journey, rolling hills and sharp curves all the way to Burkeville. Nice four-lane to Shelbyville.
Shelbyville, TX
road goes back to two-lane, but very nice, speedy.
South of Shelbyville, TX
Keep left and you're about to hit the beautiful Sabine National Forest
Milam, TX
Wow - what a ride! You might have seen some deer, tight curves, high speeds, watch yourself - it only gets better. You could make a left back to the land of pot-heads (no, I meant helmets required - not that kind), and go across Toledo Bend on the Pendleton Bridge, but you gotta get some more of those smooth roads, rolling hills, great scenery, 70 mph limits, and tight curves. Hold onto your hat (if you're wearing one).
Hemphill, TX
Nice - right about here, the road get very whitish with high quality pavement/asphalt, great signage, and still tight curves and good speed.
Yellowpine/Fairmont, TX
Right here, get a great view as the forest opens up on to a branch of Toledo Bend - makes you want to trade in the scooter for a bass boat - nah.
Hwy 87, West of Toledo Bend Reservoir
Absolutely the best non-mountain road I've ever traveled. Great signage for curves, high speed, great scenery
Mayflower, TX
you could make a left here and go across the Toledo Bend dam, which is a sight that should be seen, but we want a few more miles of helmet-less freedom, so we stay the course
Burkeville, TX
Left back toward Louisiana and the Sabine River, still good roads, 70 mph speeds.
Burr Ferry, LA
cross the Sabine River - back in Louisiana, stop to re-can your head.
Leesville, LA
Go left to get something eat - Wagon Master Steak, Burgers, and Ribs about two miles down on your left - definitely recommended
bear right on this cut-off to Hwy 28 - if you miss it, just go to the main intersection.
Right on a now very nice road to Alexandria, and just getting nicer - will be fourlaned completely by 2011, in the meantime, just a nice ride
Alexandria, LA
Left on MacArthur - to I-49 So.
I-49 South to the Pineville, Expressway
back to point of beginning - about 340 miles