Route information | ||||
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Length | 262.5 mi [1] [2] (422.5 km) | |||
Existed | 2013 [3]–present | |||
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North end | ![]() | |||
South end | Alabama State Line at Ardmore, Tennessee | |||
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Country | United States | |||
States | Kentucky, Tennessee | |||
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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. [4]
The Tennessee segment was designated on October 17, 2013 [3] as the first national bicycle route in the state. The Kentucky segment was designated May 2019. [5]
The route in Kentucky covers 108.7 miles (174.9 km). [2] Within Kentucky the route is named the Cave Country Bike Tour. [6] The northernmost portion of the route runs along the eastern portion of the TransAmerica Trail's Mammoth Cave Loop route.
In Tennessee the route covers 153.8 miles (247.5 km). [1]
Route information | ||||
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Length | 262.5 mi [1] [2] (422.5 km) | |||
Existed | 2013 [3]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | ![]() | |||
South end | Alabama State Line at Ardmore, Tennessee | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
States | Kentucky, Tennessee | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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. [4]
The Tennessee segment was designated on October 17, 2013 [3] as the first national bicycle route in the state. The Kentucky segment was designated May 2019. [5]
The route in Kentucky covers 108.7 miles (174.9 km). [2] Within Kentucky the route is named the Cave Country Bike Tour. [6] The northernmost portion of the route runs along the eastern portion of the TransAmerica Trail's Mammoth Cave Loop route.
In Tennessee the route covers 153.8 miles (247.5 km). [1]