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Old Cahawba
Saturday, September 23, 2023


It is our National Bike Yer Park ride, where we join cyclists around the country riding and appreciating our parks. This event is sponsored by Adventure Cycling and the National Park Service.

Old Cahawba Archaeological Park is the site of the first capital of Alabama. Today, Cahawba is an important archaeological site and an authentic ghost town with picturesque ruins and rare natural features [Alabama Historical Commission]. The Park has about five miles of paved and gravel roads that provide good cycling to explore the sites and viewpoints.

We will be given a guided bicycle tour by the Park staff. The tour is about two hours. The cost is $8 per person.

​Lunch afterwards, if you like, at The Sand Bar at the Selma City Marina.


Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Time: 10:00 am – Meet Old Cahawba Archaeological Park.
Road Conditions – Old Cahawba roads are a mixture of paved and good-quality gravel. About five miles of riding.
Bring: Water. Camera. Walking footwear. Snacks. Treasure for  Old Cahawba admission ($8 per person), gift shop, and lunch.

Maps (PDF)
Old Cahawba Map

Directions to Old Cahawba

Directions
From Auburn/Opelika to Old Cahawba Archaeological Park (about two hours)
9518 Cahaba Rd
Orrville, AL  36767
GPS: N 32.31963, W 87.10463  Apple Maps | Google Maps

Take I-85 S to Mongtomery
Take I-65 S four miles to U.S. 80 E (Exit 167)
Continue on U.S. 80 W into Selma.
Left onto Dallas Ave. / U.S. 80 W/AL 22 for 8.6 miles to CR 9

Left onto CR 9 3.4 miles to Cahaba Rd.
Left onto Cahaba Rd. one mile to the Park. 
Park at the Visitors Center. Admission to the Park and the guided tour is $8 per person.

From Old Cahawba to The Sand Bar restaurant (about 20 minutes)
Leave Old Cahawba and turn right onto CR.
Turn right onto CR 22/U.S 80 for 7.5 miles.
Turn right onto Marina Dr. for 0.5 miles (past the sewage treatment plant).
Turn left onto Marina Dr. for about 700 ft.
The Sand Bar is on your left.


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      • Blueberries and Wine 2025
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      • Yoholo Micco 2025
    • 2024 Rides >
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      • Man O' War Trail 2024
      • Auburn Floral Trail 2024
      • Callaway Gardens 2024
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      • The Thread 2024
      • Blueberries and Wine 2024
      • Frog Ride 2024
      • Valley RT 2024
      • Silver Comet 2024
      • Chattahoochee River Walk 2024
      • Kolomoki Mounds 2024
      • Tallahassee Weekend
      • Willie's Ride
      • Callaway Gardens FIL 2024
      • Horseshoe Bend 2024
    • 2023 Rides >
      • Ride with the King 2023
      • The Thread 2023
      • Tammany Trace 2023
      • Man O' War Trail 2023
      • Opelika Azalea and Dogwood Trail
      • Yoholo Micco 2023
      • The Wine Ride 2023
      • Gator Ride
      • West Point Dam 2023
      • Fall Line Trace 2023
      • Old Cahawba
      • Gulf State Park Weekend
      • Stone Mountain Trail 2023
      • Callaway Gardens FIL 2023
      • Opelika Christmas Lights 2023
    • 2022 Rides >
      • Ride with the King 2022
      • Fall Line Trace 2022
      • Providence Canyon 2022
      • Opelika Floral Trail 2022
      • Bunny Hop 2022
      • Callaway Gardens 2022
      • Blueberries and Wine 2022
      • Frog Ride 2022
      • Wetumpka 2022
      • Chattahoochee River Walk 2022
      • Selma/Old Cahawba 2022
      • Murfreesboro 2022
      • Carrollton 2022
      • Callaway Gardens FIL 2022
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      • Yoholo Micco 2021
      • Stone Mountain Trail 2021
      • Chattahoochee River Walk
      • Horseshoe Bend 2021
      • Silver Comet
      • Arabia Mountain
      • Callaway Gardens FIL 2021
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