Why this ride
All-American Road. bayous, Gulf coast, wildlife. From Lake Charles it runs 265 km to Lake Charles; allow about 4 h 57 of riding. It goes by way of Sulphur, Cameron and Creole Nature Trail. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Creole Nature Trail
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 265 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 57
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Creole Nature Trail
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 15 km this is Creole Nature Trail, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 15 km
- Named road
- Creole Nature Trail
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Lake Charles
Lake Charles is the gateway to the Creole Nature Trail, an All-American Road that loops south from the city across the marshes of southwest Louisiana to the Gulf. It is a flat, low, watery place where the horizon is mostly sky and the road often runs on a raised bank between bayou and rice field. This is Cajun country, and you notice it first in the language on the radio and the boudin sold at gas stations, a rice-and-pork sausage that locals eat on the way to work and consider a proper breakfast.
Read the complete Lake Charles write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Creole Nature Trail point 1 sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Creole Nature Trail point 2.
2. Sulphur
Sulphur is the working front door of Louisiana's Cajun coast, a refinery and chemical town in Calcasieu Parish a few minutes from Lake Charles. It may not look like the start of a nature trail, and that is part of the point. The industrial flares and stacks give way, a short ride south, to marsh, bayou, and open Gulf, and the contrast is the story of this corner of Louisiana.
Read the complete Sulphur write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Creole Nature Trail point 2 comes up 37 km in. Next is Creole Nature Trail point 3.
3. Cameron
Cameron is a small town with a very large story. It sits on the Louisiana coast where the Calcasieu Ship Channel reaches the Gulf, and the first thing most visitors do is cross the water on the free ferry, a short, slightly comic ride that carries cars, trucks, and motorcycles over to the east bank. On a clear day you can see the shipping lanes and the long, low shape of the marsh, and a pelican usually appears as if on cue.
Read the complete Cameron write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
73 km in you reach Creole Nature Trail point 3. Next is Creole Nature Trail point 4.
4. Near Cameron
Planning note
Creole Nature Trail point 4, about halfway. Next is Creole Nature Trail point 5.
5. Creole Nature Trail point 5
Planning note
Creole Nature Trail point 5 sits at 146 km, late in the day. Next is Creole Nature Trail point 6.
6. Lake Charles
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Lake Charles write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Creole Nature Trail point 6 comes up 265 km in.
More motorcycle rides nearby
- Creole Nature Trail from Lake Charles ยท 231 km