Gravel Riding: the High Road and the Low Road

The ride to do from the inn is segment 1 of the Crowley's Ridge Gravel Trail, Helena to Marianna. We call its two lines the high road and the low road. The high road is paved and hilly. The low road is flat, hard-packed dirt and gravel. They run roughly side by side, so you can mix them into a day ride of almost any length.\n\nYou leave from the front door. The low road begins about 3 miles from the inn, out along the levee. A loop from Helena to Marianna and back is about 50 miles.\n\nTake the 3-mile detour off the low road to the confluence, where the St. Francis River meets the Mississippi. It is the best stop on the ride.\n\nMile Zero rides this route, and it is part of the Birdeye 500. Few gravel riders know it yet. studioDRIFT publishes the route at studiodriftar.org. The inn has bike storage, basic tools and a floor pump.