Much of this land is farmed by Amish communities , and you never know when you ’ ll run up behind a horse- drawn buggy just over the next hill .
An optional spur is to take a right on State Route 164 and visit the Oak Ridge Country Store . We love their homemade cheeses , deli sandwiches , and local canned and pickled foods . There are other stops along the road where you can purchase smoked meats , honey , fresh produce , and other goods .
We continued north until we came to U . S . Route 68 , where we turned west for 15 miles and rode over the Cumberland River and into Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area . We turned south at the Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway , also known as The Trace ( not to be confused with the Natchez Trace Parkway , which runs between Nashville and Natchez , Mississippi ).
The Trace is a beautiful road that runs right through the center of LBL . Along the way are the Golden Pond Visitors Center and Planetarium , picnic areas , a bison range , campgrounds , the Turkey Bay OHV Area , and the Homeplace 1850s Working Farm and Living History Museum .
State Route 232 has nice sweepers and little traffic , allowing us to ride at our own pace without having to worry much about other drivers .
We continued through LBL and back toward Dover . At the end of The Trace , we turned west on U . S . Route 79 and popped in at Brien Dill ’ s Piggly Wiggly . I worked at this grocery store throughout high school and college and still
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