WATERLOO, Ala. (WHNT) - The roar of motorcycles will be heard from one aspect of north Alabama to the other this weekend, as riders commemorate the Trail of Tears.
This year, a single ride will take place instead of the divided rides we’ve seen in years past.
On Thursday morning it was relatively calm along the banks of the Tennessee River in Waterloo, saturday this place will be packed but come. For 22 years, the small town of only a few hundred has hosted one of the biggest motorcycle trips in the southeast.
“People come in here on motorboats, they come in on bikes, and they result from everywhere,” Waterloo Mayor Mel Grimes explained.
Relating to Grimes, he and the town council plan year-round because of this event.
Grimes said after several years of parting, there is only going to be one Path of Tears trip this season.
On the ride will start in Bridgeport at 8:00 a Saturday.m. and end in Waterloo at 3:00 p.m., with an end at Rocket Harley-Davidson in Huntsville for lunchtime. These are the streets that will be impacted Saturday morning and midday:
Highway 72 from Bridgeport to Huntsville, then riders can get on I-565 (leaving at 8:00 a.m.)
At approximately 10:30 a.m. riders exit I-565 Western at Exit 3, to stop at Rocket Harley-Davidson (departing there at 12:30 p.m.)
At 12:30 p.m. riders will get back again on I-565, mind exit and west at Mooresville Street, Exit 2, heading north to Hwy. 72
Riders turn still left on U then.S. 72 west to go to Athens - the condition will stop access to Athens from I-65 and the U.S. 72 ramp. Motorists cannot exit at 351. Athens Police urge motorists to take U.S. 31 to get and southern in Athens north. In the past, the function has extracted from 15 minutes to an full hour to complete Athens, depending on the variety of riders.
Riders will continue to Waterloo western world.
Waterloo marks the place where thousands of Indians were forced onto motorboats and taken west.
The mayor is excited about the rides combining, and says he looks forward to the bigger than normal crowds.
“So many of the riders are already here in Waterloo before the ride even begins,” stated Grimes. “You can find thousands of people out here and you can expect free camping. Waterloo is the most beautiful place in the state of Alabama probably.”
And the town can't wait to welcome the motorbike riders who plan to memorialize the trek.
As you can tell out of this map, the ride begins in Chattanooga. Participants will meet in Chattanooga on Friday, where they'll travel to Bridgeport for the official kick-off party.
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