This is a cue sheet for the Chicago to Nashville Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.
| Cumulative | Distance | Where | Notes | Direction | Elevation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0mi | 0mi | chicago | CTA Red Line, 95th St. Station | E | 83° | 597.1ft |
| 0.72mi | 0.72mi | continue east on 95th. Not the most ideal route but it works fine. | E | 88° | 593.8ft | |
| 4.62mi | 3.9mi | chicago | turn right on US-41. Follow route. | SSW | 181° | 597.1ft |
| 5.22mi | 0.6mi | bike path starts on south side of skyway | SSE | 145° | 603.7ft | |
| 5.77mi | 0.56mi | follow bike path south | SSW | 181° | 593.8ft | |
| 8.08mi | 2.3mi | follow the road in the park. They say the bike path continues but it is more like an ATV path | SW | 214° | 597.1ft | |
| 9.33mi | 1.26mi | exit the park onto S. Ave N | SSW | 181° | 590.6ft | |
| 9.72mi | 0.38mi | Turn left onto E 134th | W | 270° | 587.3ft | |
| 10.4mi | 0.68mi | Follow the curve. 134th becomes 136th | SE | 122° | 580.7ft | |
| 10.94mi | 0.54mi | Right onto Sheffield | SSW | 189° | 590.6ft | |
| 11.06mi | 0.13mi | Indiana | Follow split towards left onto Hohman | SSW | 182° | 587.3ft |
| 12.97mi | 1.9mi | Left on Sibley | SE | 117° | 597.1ft | |
| 13.08mi | 0.11mi | After track, enter bike path on right | S | 166° | 600.4ft | |
| 15.63mi | 2.56mi | continue on bike path | SSE | 139° | 620.1ft | |
| 16.78mi | 1.15mi | you cross under the freeway, then proceed behind cabela's. continue on path. I don't remember exactaly how we did this you may want to bring a map of the area | W | 265° | 620.1ft | |
| 16.91mi | 0.13mi | munster | make your way west, parallel to freeway, into neighborhood | SSW | 195° | 607ft |
| 17.06mi | 0.14mi | south on Northcote ave | SSW | 182° | 613.5ft | |
| 17.43mi | 0.37mi | continue towards right on northcote | SSW | 186° | 607ft | |
| 17.8mi | 0.37mi | left on alta vista | ESE | 100° | 623.4ft | |
| 18.01mi | 0.21mi | right on crestwood | S | 178° | 629.9ft | |
| 18.21mi | 0.2mi | left on ridge | ESE | 99° | 646.3ft | |
| 18.8mi | 0.59mi | the road you want is behind the walgreens here | ESE | 97° | 633.2ft | |
| 18.96mi | 0.17mi | continue east on behind-walgreens Rd. | ESE | 93° | 639.8ft | |
| 19.31mi | 0.34mi | right on Kennedy | SSW | 180° | 623.4ft | |
| 20.45mi | 1.15mi | highland | continue south on kennedy | SSW | 180° | 623.4ft |
| 23.04mi | 2.58mi | walk across the tracks | S | 179° | 633.2ft | |
| 23.25mi | 0.21mi | continue south on kennedy | S | 179° | 636.5ft | |
| 23.74mi | 0.5mi | you basically need to keep going straight, just cut across the parking lot and cross the highway. continue south on kennedy | S | 174° | 652.9ft | |
| 24.14mi | 0.4mi | left on friar tuck, right on robbin hood | SSW | 181° | 685.7ft | |
| 24.31mi | 0.17mi | stay left at split onto normandy, then stay left onto elizabeth | ESE | 101° | 666ft | |
| 24.48mi | 0.18mi | right on Anna | SSW | 181° | 662.7ft | |
| 24.64mi | 0.16mi | right on 76th | WNW | 274° | 675.9ft | |
| 24.69mi | 0.05mi | left on divac | S | 178° | 675.9ft | |
| 24.9mi | 0.21mi | cross 77th onto naples | S | 163° | 685.7ft | |
| 25.22mi | 0.31mi | right on capri | WSW | 234° | 682.4ft | |
| 25.48mi | 0.27mi | right onto manchester | SSW | 191° | 672.6ft | |
| 25.91mi | 0.43mi | left on 85th. right into fancy subdivision | ESE | 98° | 685.7ft | |
| 26.17mi | 0.26mi | i think the names of the streets are wrong on the map. they're close though. | SSW | 196° | 711.9ft | |
| 26.45mi | 0.28mi | this is hard to describe. print this part of the map out. you basically got to make your way east onto deoder, out of the subdivision | SE | 118° | 711.9ft | |
| 26.78mi | 0.33mi | south on Deoder | S | 180° | 708.7ft | |
| 27.03mi | 0.25mi | left on 93rd | ESE | 109° | 708.7ft | |
| 27.25mi | 0.22mi | right on clamonte | SSW | 181° | 711.9ft | |
| 27.9mi | 0.65mi | left-right onto parish | SE | 120° | 708.7ft | |
| 30.45mi | 2.55mi | continue south on parrish | SSW | 183° | 738.2ft | |
| 38.36mi | 7.92mi | left on 181st av SR 2 | W | 270° | 698.8ft | |
| 38.61mi | 0.25mi | right on austin st | S | 179° | 695.5ft | |
| 43.36mi | 4.74mi | road curves onto 219th | W | 268° | 666ft | |
| 43.58mi | 0.23mi | continue south on parrish | SSW | 181° | 649.6ft | |
| 45.78mi | 2.19mi | entering schneider. there will be a bar/restaurant on the right | S | 180° | 633.2ft | |
| 46.4mi | 0.63mi | left onto 241st ave. there is a restaurant on the corner of us-41. there is also a gas station. south on us-41 to continue to nashville | WSW | 241° | 626.6ft | |
| 46.86mi | 0.46mi | schneider | there is a suitable camping spot here just off the highway along the river | S | 179° | 626.6ft |
| 47.45mi | 0.58mi | sumava resorts | everything was boarded up here | ESE | 97° | 652.9ft |
| 62.23mi | 14.78mi | morocco | if you want to go into morocco, it is easy to return to the highway | SE | 132° | 692.3ft |
| 75.41mi | 13.18mi | Kentland | SSW | 187° | 685.7ft | |
| 81.32mi | 5.92mi | Earl Park | SE | 126° | 767.7ft | |
| 93.56mi | 12.24mi | Boswell | S | 168° | 761.2ft | |
| 104.99mi | 11.43mi | carbondale | there's a bar/restaurant in carbondale, and that's it..not much else for a bit. follow sign towards carbondale | E | 80° | 692.3ft |
| 105.29mi | 0.3mi | turn right onto old 41 to go into carbondale | S | 169° | 685.7ft | |
| 105.57mi | 0.28mi | carbondale bar/restaurant | NNW | 359° | 702.1ft | |
| 106.16mi | 0.59mi | return to us-41 | SSE | 155° | 685.7ft | |
| 106.9mi | 0.74mi | take SR 63 to continue to nashville | SW | 211° | 708.7ft | |
| 113.4mi | 6.5mi | turn left onto SR 28, going east, towards lebanon if you want to camp for the night | ESE | 90° | 695.5ft | |
| 113.91mi | 0.5mi | west lebanon | abandoned roadside park. made for a good camping spot. on right about half mile from SR t63. | NNW | 341° | 692.3ft |
| 114.46mi | 0.55mi | continue south on SR 63 | SSW | 195° | 689ft | |
| 131.19mi | 16.74mi | Perrysville | S | 177° | 551.2ft | |
| 138.11mi | 6.91mi | Cayuga | SSW | 186° | 495.4ft | |
| 143.63mi | 5.52mi | Newport | SSE | 152° | 597.1ft | |
| 157.22mi | 13.59mi | clinton, in | continue south on SR 63 | SW | 221° | 492.1ft |
| 173.21mi | 15.99mi | Terre Haute | upon entering Terre Haute, follow sign for Maple Ave (Grand Ave) | S | 178° | 475.7ft |
| 173.5mi | 0.29mi | Terre Haute | Continue south on side streets into town... Left on Maiden | SSW | 181° | 492.1ft |
| 173.82mi | 0.33mi | cross over us-41 to 4th st. | S | 180° | 485.6ft | |
| 175.29mi | 1.46mi | downtown terre haute | everything's pretty much here. hotels, motels, etc. | SSW | 181° | 508.5ft |
| 175.91mi | 0.62mi | 7th street is a good route out of terre haute | SSW | 181° | 511.8ft | |
| 179.77mi | 3.86mi | back onto us-41. towns/gas stations will be spaced about every 7-10 miles | SSE | 142° | 498.7ft | |
| 190.08mi | 10.31mi | farmersburg | SSW | 180° | 574.1ft | |
| 195.79mi | 5.71mi | shelburn | SSW | 197° | 544.6ft | |
| 202.32mi | 6.54mi | sullivan | S | 172° | 498.7ft | |
| 211.53mi | 9.2mi | carslile | SSW | 186° | 515.1ft | |
| 218.57mi | 7.05mi | Oaktown | S | 176° | 482.3ft | |
| 230.9mi | 12.33mi | vincinnes | it is very freeway at this point. it was under construction, we probablly should've taken another route. but it worked. you may want to find an alternate approach here. we conttinued on 41 | WSW | 235° | 505.2ft |
| 230.98mi | 0.08mi | stay straight through to go on SR 61 | WSW | 238° | 492.1ft | |
| 232.03mi | 1.05mi | SR 61 is 6th St | NNW | 328° | 429.8ft | |
| 232.16mi | 0.14mi | franchise row starts here. you can parallel on 2nd street (to your right) | SW | 219° | 426.5ft | |
| 233.73mi | 1.57mi | left on broadway | SSE | 141° | 426.5ft | |
| 234.68mi | 0.95mi | right on 15th | WSW | 230° | 419.9ft | |
| 235.42mi | 0.74mi | left on mentor | SSE | 142° | 419.9ft | |
| 235.69mi | 0.27mi | right on 18th | WSW | 229° | 416.7ft | |
| 235.93mi | 0.24mi | left on SR 441 Willow St | S | 166° | 413.4ft | |
| 236.29mi | 0.36mi | After Niblack, follow to right for Old US 41 | S | 164° | 410.1ft | |
| 238.7mi | 2.42mi | back onto US 41 | SE | 116° | 403.5ft | |
| 254.52mi | 15.81mi | Patoka | SW | 212° | 416.7ft | |
| 257.77mi | 3.25mi | Princeton | Princeton is to your left | SSW | 181° | 426.5ft |
| 258.77mi | 1mi | continue south on us-41 | S | 180° | 469.2ft | |
| 266.4mi | 7.62mi | Fort Branch | SSW | 181° | 479ft | |
| 275.78mi | 9.39mi | inglefield | SSW | 182° | 469.2ft | |
| 281.16mi | 5.37mi | evansville airport | S | 167° | 374ft | |
| 282.77mi | 1.61mi | evansville | Drury Inn | S | 178° | 387.1ft |
| 283.08mi | 0.31mi | i can't vouch for this part of the route. we had to detour to a bike shop. this should work. but feel free to find an alternate through evansville... continue south on 41 | S | 174° | 387.1ft | |
| 283.17mi | 0.09mi | continue south on 41 | S | 162° | 380.6ft | |
| 289.74mi | 6.57mi | the bridge was a b!tcH!! not much shoulder. but you'll survive | SSW | 180° | 360.9ft | |
| 290.56mi | 0.82mi | Kentucky | SSW | 194° | 360.9ft | |
| 292.09mi | 1.53mi | take the first turn off. I think there was a big motel there. | WSW | 240° | 380.6ft | |
| 292.59mi | 0.5mi | you're on stratman rd | WSW | 240° | 360.9ft | |
| 292.88mi | 0.29mi | left on sunset | SSW | 187° | 374ft | |
| 293.57mi | 0.68mi | Henderson | left on barker | ESE | 107° | 393.7ft |
| 293.79mi | 0.22mi | right on elm | SW | 211° | 387.1ft | |
| 296.73mi | 2.94mi | left on clay | SE | 125° | 426.5ft | |
| 296.83mi | 0.1mi | clay continues on right | SE | 131° | 429.8ft | |
| 298.46mi | 1.63mi | back onto 41. we made the mistake of taking 41A instead. so I cannot vouch for the next stretch of 41 | SW | 207° | 393.7ft | |
| 299.64mi | 1.18mi | 41A is more hilly and adds 10 miles to the trip. | S | 172° | 387.1ft | |
| 307.62mi | 7.98mi | continue south on 41 | SSE | 144° | 436.4ft | |
| 314.35mi | 6.73mi | Sebree | SW | 204° | 449.5ft | |
| 333.75mi | 19.41mi | madisonville | Nebo Rd/SR 281/Island Ford Rd. turn left for hotels, supermarket | S | 176° | 462.6ft |
| 335.28mi | 1.52mi | continue south on us 41 | SSW | 187° | 472.4ft | |
| 336.94mi | 1.66mi | continue south on 41 | S | 179° | 433.1ft | |
| 337.03mi | 0.09mi | victoria | SSW | 181° | 413.4ft | |
| 340.2mi | 3.17mi | earlington | SSE | 140° | 465.9ft | |
| 342.61mi | 2.41mi | mortons gap | S | 168° | 488.8ft | |
| 347.41mi | 4.79mi | nortonville | SW | 217° | 462.6ft | |
| 358.1mi | 10.7mi | crofton | S | 168° | 600.4ft | |
| 370.51mi | 12.4mi | hopkinsville | left on 9th | SW | 205° | 547.9ft |
| 371.02mi | 0.51mi | hopkinsville | right on walnut | SSW | 185° | 551.2ft |
| 371.99mi | 0.97mi | becomes fort campbell road | S | 161° | 541.3ft | |
| 374.02mi | 2.03mi | continue south on us 41 | S | 170° | 538.1ft | |
| 374.64mi | 0.62mi | continue on fort campbell rd | S | 162° | 541.3ft | |
| 390.44mi | 15.8mi | clarksville | left on ringgold rd (burger king) | ESE | 97° | 495.4ft |
| 391.09mi | 0.65mi | right on timberline | S | 170° | 518.4ft | |
| 391.29mi | 0.2mi | stay left for northwind | ESE | 96° | 515.1ft | |
| 391.51mi | 0.23mi | cross sr 374 purple heart/101 airborne | S | 167° | 495.4ft | |
| 391.56mi | 0.04mi | continue on victory rd | S | 165° | 495.4ft | |
| 392.31mi | 0.75mi | left pine mountain | ESE | 103° | 528.2ft | |
| 392.96mi | 0.65mi | right peachers mill | SSE | 151° | 544.6ft | |
| 394.63mi | 1.67mi | left onto oak street (if you miss it continue on peachers mill) | SSE | 146° | 449.5ft | |
| 395.06mi | 0.44mi | left on E st | ESE | 99° | 534.8ft | |
| 395.3mi | 0.24mi | right on locust | SSW | 192° | 554.5ft | |
| 395.4mi | 0.09mi | left on chapel | ESE | 96° | 551.2ft | |
| 395.49mi | 0.09mi | right on market | SSW | 188° | 554.5ft | |
| 395.68mi | 0.19mi | left onto us 41 providence blvd | SE | 131° | 521.7ft | |
| 396.2mi | 0.52mi | after river cut through shopping center towards your right | S | 164° | 400.3ft | |
| 396.38mi | 0.18mi | downtown clarksville | continue south on riverside drive. River walk is on your right. | SSW | 192° | 383.9ft |
| 397.06mi | 0.68mi | at end of river walk proceed left (west) onto college street... feel free to make your own route through here to work around hills | E | 75° | 364.2ft | |
| 397.26mi | 0.2mi | right on first | S | 165° | 452.8ft | |
| 397.53mi | 0.27mi | left on commerce | E | 76° | 469.2ft | |
| 397.86mi | 0.32mi | right on fifth | S | 167° | 488.8ft | |
| 397.93mi | 0.08mi | left on madison | E | 74° | 505.2ft | |
| 398.03mi | 0.1mi | right on 6th/cumberland dr | S | 173° | 502ft | |
| 398.46mi | 0.42mi | left on crossland | ESE | 97° | 488.8ft | |
| 399.95mi | 1.49mi | after tompkins lane, crossland becomes golf club ln | SE | 115° | 538.1ft | |
| 400.23mi | 0.28mi | continue west on golf club ln | ESE | 104° | 561ft | |
| 400.75mi | 0.52mi | 41 is back in view after railroad tracks. return to us-41 | ENE | 55° | 544.6ft | |
| 401.04mi | 0.29mi | continue west on us 41 Madison st | E | 86° | 544.6ft | |
| 420.65mi | 19.61mi | continue on 41a | SE | 119° | 685.7ft | |
| 434.56mi | 13.91mi | all the uphill pays off somewhere around here. enjoy! and check your brakes. | SE | 128° | 502ft | |
| 439.11mi | 4.54mi | bordeaux | there's a shopping center with a kroger. you're gettiing close! | SE | 126° | 521.7ft |
| 440.12mi | 1.01mi | Nashville | after river, stay right onto OB Todd | SSE | 142° | 419.9ft |
| 442.6mi | 2.49mi | after charlotte, turn right onto patterson | SSE | 144° | 452.8ft | |
| 443.46mi | 0.85mi | proceed west into centennial park | WSW | 244° | 502ft | |
| 443.53mi | 0.07mi | relax by the parthenon! Welcome to Nashville!! | WSW | 244° | 554.5ft | |