# Deep South road trips The Delta, the Black Belt, and the Georgia heartland: blues, civil rights, Faulkner, kudzu, tamales and the deepest history per mile in America. The spiritual center of the whole trip. The Deep South has 21 back-roads routes, about 4,674 miles and 178 curated stops, and 17 ready-made itineraries use them. ## Routes in the Deep South - [The Blues Highway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/blues-61) — Memphis → Natchez, ~320 mi, 2–4 days - [Natchez Trace Parkway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/natchez-trace) — Natchez → Nashville, ~444 mi, 3–4 days - [Grant's Vicksburg Campaign](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/grant-campaign) — Loop from Vicksburg, ~165 mi, 1–2 days - [The Civil Rights Trail](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/civil-rights) — Jackson → Birmingham, ~430 mi, 3–4 days - [The Hill Country Ramble](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/hill-country) — Memphis → Tupelo, ~130 mi, 1–2 days - [Hank's Lost Highway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/lost-highway) — Montgomery → Mobile, ~170 mi, 1 day - [Sherman to the Swamp](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/ga-441) — Dillard → Folkston, ~330 mi, 3–4 days - [US 11: The Valley South](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us11-valley-south) — Chattanooga → Meridian, ~330 mi, 3–4 days - [The Shoals](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/muscle-shoals) — Corinth → Huntsville, ~150 mi, 2 days - [The Black Belt & Gee's Bend](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/black-belt-gees-bend) — Tuscaloosa → Selma, ~165 mi, 2 days - [The Old Federal Road](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/old-federal-road) — Columbus, GA → Fort Mims, ~230 mi, 2–3 days - [US 84: Wiregrass to Mockingbird](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/mockingbird-84) — Dothan → Monroeville, ~170 mi, 2 days - [The Free State of Jones](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/free-state-of-jones) — Meridian → Natchez, ~200 mi, 2 days - [US 49: Jackson to the Sound](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us49-piney-woods) — Jackson → Gulfport, ~160 mi, 1–2 days - [Sherman's March to the Sea](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/sherman-march-sea) — Milledgeville → Savannah, ~185 mi, 2 days - [US 41: Dixie Highway & the Atlanta Campaign](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/dixie-hwy-41) — Chattanooga → Atlanta, ~120 mi, 1–2 days - [The Chattahoochee Trace](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/chattahoochee-trace) — Columbus → Bainbridge, ~180 mi, 2 days - [Plains & Andersonville](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/plains-andersonville) — Macon → Plains, ~90 mi, 1 day - [US 341: The Golden Isles Highway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us341-golden-isles) — Barnesville → Brunswick, ~225 mi, 2 days - [North Georgia Gold & Apples](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/north-georgia-gold) — Dahlonega → Brasstown Bald, ~130 mi, 1–2 days - [The Trail of Tears: Georgia to Kentucky](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/trail-of-tears-north) — New Echota → Hopkinsville, ~350 mi, 3 days ## Ready-made itineraries in the Deep South - [Delta 101](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/delta-101) — 3 days, ~420 mi, from Memphis - [Grant's Campaign Weekend](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/grant-weekend) — 2 days, ~180 mi, from Vicksburg - [The Red Dirt Roadhouse Run](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/red-dirt-run) — 6 days, ~900 mi, from Nashville - [The Trace & the Delta Loop](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/trace-delta-week) — 7 days, ~1000 mi, from Nashville - [The Civil Rights Pilgrimage](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/civilrights-week) — 7 days, ~900 mi, from Memphis - [The Deep South Grand Circle](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/deep-south-circle) — 14 days, ~1700 mi, from Memphis - [The Hot Tamale Trail](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/tamale-trail) — 2 days, ~160 mi, from Greenville, MS - [The Whole Hog](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/whole-hog) — 28 days, ~4300 mi, from Memphis (loop) - [Sherman's March to the Sea](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/sherman-sea) — 2 days, ~210 mi, from Milledgeville, GA - [The Sacred South: Gospel & Sanctuary](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/sacred-south) — 6 days, ~700 mi, from Tuscaloosa - [Memphis to New Orleans on US 61](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/memphis-to-new-orleans) — 4 days, ~500 mi, from Memphis - [Atlanta to Savannah to Charleston](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/atlanta-savannah-charleston) — 4 days, ~420 mi, from Atlanta - [The Great River Road, Southern Act](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/great-river-road-south) — 6 days, ~650 mi, from Memphis ## Itineraries that also touch the Deep South - [The Natchez Trace, End to End](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/trace-end-to-end) — 5 days, ~720 mi, from New Orleans - [The Eastern Crescent](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/eastern-crescent) — 15 days, ~1800 mi, from Washington, DC - [The Long Way to the Opry](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/music-epic) — 21 days, ~3000 mi, from Nashville (loop) - [Nashville to Atlanta on the Dixie Highway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/nashville-to-atlanta) — 3 days, ~340 mi, from Nashville ## Frequently asked questions ### How many Deep South road trips are in the atlas? 21 back-roads routes, about 4,674 miles in all, with 178 curated stops. Every one follows two-lane highways instead of the interstate. ### What is the longest route in the Deep South? Natchez Trace Parkway at about 444 miles (Natchez → Nashville), a 3–4-day drive. ### Which Deep South route works for a weekend? Plains & Andersonville: about 90 miles, 1 day, Macon → Plains. ### Which states does the Deep South cover? Its routes run through Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. --- Canonical URL: https://dixieroadtrip.com/regions/deep-south Publisher: Dixie Media (Dixie Road Trip, https://dixieroadtrip.com/)