# Tennessee road trips and scenic drives 17 back-roads routes touch Tennessee, with 176 curated stops along them and 17 ready-made itineraries crossing the state. ## Routes through Tennessee - [Natchez Trace Parkway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/natchez-trace) — Natchez → Nashville, ~444 mi, 3–4 days - [Blue Ridge Parkway & the Smokies](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/blue-ridge) — Roanoke → Cherokee (+ Smokies spurs), ~400 mi, 3–5 days - [The Trail of Tears: Georgia to Kentucky](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/trail-of-tears-north) — New Echota → Hopkinsville, ~350 mi, 3 days - [Highway 64: Shiloh to Lookout Mountain](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/tn-64) — Memphis → Chattanooga, ~340 mi, 2–3 days - [US 11: The Valley South](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us11-valley-south) — Chattanooga → Meridian, ~330 mi, 3–4 days - [The Blues Highway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/blues-61) — Memphis → Natchez, ~320 mi, 2–4 days - [The Dragon & the Skyway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/dragon-skyway) — Loop from Gatlinburg, ~280 mi, 2–3 days - [The Wilderness Road](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/wilderness-road) — Bristol → Berea, ~220 mi, 2–3 days - [US 41: Dixie Highway, Nashville to Chattanooga](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/dixie-hwy-nashville) — Nashville → Chattanooga, ~220 mi, 2 days - [US 70: Broadway of America](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us70-broadway) — Memphis → Nashville, ~210 mi, 2 days - [The Bootheel: US 61 North](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/bootheel-61) — Memphis → Cape Girardeau, ~175 mi, 1–2 days - [The Overhill Country](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/overhill) — Chattanooga → Gatlinburg, ~175 mi, 2 days - [US 127: The Plateau & the Sale](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us127-plateau) — Chattanooga → Albany, KY, ~160 mi, 2 days - [The Middle Tennessee Pike](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/middle-tn-pike) — Nashville → Muscle Shoals, ~140 mi, 2 days - [The Hill Country Ramble](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/hill-country) — Memphis → Tupelo, ~130 mi, 1–2 days - [US 41: Dixie Highway & the Atlanta Campaign](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/dixie-hwy-41) — Chattanooga → Atlanta, ~120 mi, 1–2 days - [US 11E: The Great Valley Road](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/great-valley-11e) — Knoxville → Bristol, ~110 mi, 1–2 days ## Scenic drives and parkways - [Natchez Trace Parkway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/natchez-trace) — Natchez → Nashville, ~444 mi, 3–4 days - [Blue Ridge Parkway & the Smokies](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/blue-ridge) — Roanoke → Cherokee (+ Smokies spurs), ~400 mi, 3–5 days ## Ready-made itineraries that cross Tennessee - [Delta 101](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/delta-101) — 3 days, ~420 mi, from Memphis - [The Natchez Trace, End to End](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/trace-end-to-end) — 5 days, ~720 mi, from New Orleans - [The Blue Ridge, Ridgeline to Smokies](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/blue-ridge-ridgeline) — 5 days, ~640 mi, from Front Royal - [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 - [High Country & Mountain Music](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/highcountry-week) — 7 days, ~620 mi, from Roanoke (start Thursday) - [The Deep South Grand Circle](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/deep-south-circle) — 14 days, ~1700 mi, from Memphis - [The Eastern Crescent](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/eastern-crescent) — 15 days, ~1800 mi, from Washington, DC - [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) - [The Long Way to the Opry](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/music-epic) — 21 days, ~3000 mi, from Nashville (loop) - [Memphis to New Orleans on US 61](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/memphis-to-new-orleans) — 4 days, ~500 mi, from Memphis - [The Great River Road, Southern Act](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/great-river-road-south) — 6 days, ~650 mi, from Memphis - [The Smokies, Every Road That Matters](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/smokies-weekend) — 3 days, ~280 mi, from Gatlinburg - [Nashville to Atlanta on the Dixie Highway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/nashville-to-atlanta) — 3 days, ~340 mi, from Nashville - [Nashville Day Trips: the Dixie Highway Sampler](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/nashville-day-trips) — 3 days, ~300 mi, from Nashville ## Stories from Tennessee - [The Juke Joints of US 61](https://dixieroadtrip.com/articles/juke-joints-us-61) — The Delta's Saturday-night churches, from Clarksdale to Bentonia - [The Natchez Trace: 444 Miles Without a Billboard](https://dixieroadtrip.com/articles/natchez-trace-no-billboards) — A slow-road guide from Natchez to Nashville ## Frequently asked questions ### How many Tennessee road trips are there, and how long do they take? 17 routes cross Tennessee, from 1 day to 5 days each; driven back to back they add up to about 4,124 miles. ### What is the longest drive in Tennessee? Natchez Trace Parkway at about 444 miles (Natchez → Nashville), a 3–4-day drive. ### What is the best weekend drive in Tennessee? US 11E: The Great Valley Road: about 110 miles, 1–2 days, Knoxville → Bristol. ### Which neighboring states do Tennessee routes continue into? These routes carry on into Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas and Missouri. --- Canonical URL: https://dixieroadtrip.com/states/tennessee Publisher: Dixie Media (Dixie Road Trip, https://dixieroadtrip.com/)