Dallas County Diversion
Terrain: This ride starts out basically flat along a railroad track with 2 easy climbs in the first 16 miles. You’ll see high terrain on either side of you as you roll up the valley. Then you’ll have a good climb up onto a ridgeline after you turn back to the south at about mile 16. You’ll then have rolling terrain until you descend again at about mile 28. Then it’s flat back to parking. I always love this ride since it has both flat sections and a beautiful ride along the ridge in Dallas County. Distance: 32 miles Level: Easy to Intermediate To get to the start: Leave Prattville on Hwy 14 west toward Selma. Burnsville is about 27 miles from downtown Prattville out Hwy 14. Park at any of the stores immediately after the intersection of Hwy 140 to the left off of 14. There are a couple of country stores at the intersection of CR 79 where this route description starts. This ride start location is a long way out in the country, but I always enjoy this route. It’s worth the drive to get to a new, rural area.
LEG	TOTAL	ACTION	DESCRIPTION
0.0	0.0	Start	Go north off of Hwy 14 on CR 79 in Burnsville
0.5	0.5	R	CR 83 (T)
1.2	1.7	R/L	CR 83 (T)
7.0	8.7	R	CR 16 (Jones Community) If you just need to get in some more miles, stay on 16 until you get to CR 1 and return. This will add about 14 miles round trip and you’ll get some good climbing too. J
0.5	9.2	L	CR 103 Pleasant Hill Community
5.0	14.2	L	CR 14
0.9	15.1	L	CR 63 (Stop) Plantersville Community (Old General Store, worth the stop) Here you’ll turn south and follow the RR out of town. You’ll climb up to the top of the ridgeline in about a mile or so.
8.3	23.4	L	CR 84
7.0	30.4	R	CR 83 at bottom of hill
1.2	31.6	L	CR 79 Burnsville Community
0.5	32.1	End	Intersect Hwy 14 (T), parking at store at intersection