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 Path of Tears.
This year, a single ride will take place of the divided rides we’ve seen in years past instead.
On morning hours it was relatively calm along the banks of the Tennessee River in Waterloo Thursday night, sunday this place will be packed but come. For 22 years, the small town of just a few hundred has hosted one of the biggest motorcycle trips in the southeast.
“People come in here on boats, they come in on bicycles, and they result from everywhere,” Waterloo Mayor Mel Grimes explained.
According to Grimes, he and the city council plan year-round for this event.
Grimes said after several years of parting, there is only going to be one Trail of Tears trip this year.
On the ride will begin 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. They are the highways that will be impacted Saturday morning hours and midday:
Highway 72 from Bridgeport to Huntsville, then riders get on I-565 (leaving at 8:00 a.m.)
At approximately 10:30 a.m. riders exit I-565 West at Exit 3, to stop at Rocket Harley-Davidson (leaving there at 12:30 p.m.)
At 12:30 p.m. riders are certain to get back again on I-565, head exit and western world at Mooresville Street, Exit 2, heading to Hwy north. 72
Riders then turn still left on U.S. 72 west to head into Athens - the constant state will block usage of Athens from I-65 and the U.S. 72 ramp. Motorists cannot exit at 351. Athens Police urge motorists to consider U.S. 31 to get north and south in Athens. In the past, the event has taken from quarter-hour to one hour to get through Athens, with respect to the variety of riders.
Riders will continue to Waterloo western.
Waterloo marks the accepted place where thousands of Indians were forced onto ships and taken western.
The mayor is excited about the rides combining, and says he appears forward to the bigger than normal crowds.
“So many of the riders are here in Waterloo before the ride even starts already,” stated Grimes. “There are thousands of individuals out here and we offer free camping. Waterloo is probably the most beautiful put in place the state of Alabama.”
And the city can't wait to welcome the motorbike riders who plan to memorialize the trek.
As you can tell out of this map, the ride actually begins in Chattanooga. Participants will meet in Chattanooga on Fri, where they shall travel to Bridgeport for the official kick-off party.
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