the official ride - 3rd saturday in september
The 29th annual ride is history! click on the link here to visit the ride recap page and get connected to photos from the ride and a summary of how this past year's ride went! Every year the experience is unique!
This Year's special design
This year's special design, printed on all official 30th Annual Trail of Tears commemorative motorcycle ride merchandise is intended to capture the history and spirit of the ride. this special design was produced by our own artist, arissa wheeler. to learn more about the design click here.
this year's ride info
Thursday 9/15/2022
For information about riding to Cherokee, NC with other riders contact Ike Moore or Michael Hutton.
FRIDAY 9/16/2022
Ride from Cherokee, NC
An unescorted ride will be held from Cherokee, NC
Depart at 10:00 AM EDT From the Cherokee indian fairgrounds to Ross’ Landing, 160 riverfront pkwy, Chattanooga, TN.
Leaving from Chattanooga at 3:00 PM EDT and continuing on to Bridgeport. arrive at bridgeport at 3pm cdt.
For more info click here.
Friday evening September 16
Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride® Kick Off Party Downtown Bridgeport, AL.
Kids Bounce House, Food Trucks, Vendors, Concert, Fireworks, $500 Cash giveaways Best Bike award people’s choice 3rd place $50, 2ndplace $100 & 1st $200
at 3PM − Bikes arrive from Cherokee Indian Reservation NC.
5PM − Opening Ceremonies.
Special 30th anniversary kick-off party entertainment to be announced soon! If you haven't signed up for the mailing list please do that so we can keep you up to date about the events that are coming!!
● Door Prize drawings throughout the evening (must be present to win)
For More Info on the Bridgeport Celebration click here.
Bridgeport stage
Saturday September 16
Downtown Bridgeport – Bridgeport, AL
Leave 8:00 AM CDT - Riders will start lining up in downtown Bridgeport on Alabama Street at 7 AM CDT and will leave at 8 AM CDT. The City of Bridgeport will close off the downtown streets to line up the motorcycles.
LUNCH STOP: Madison, AL
Arrive 10:30 am - Leave 12:00 PM CDT
Redstone Harley-Davidson will have food vendors on site, live music, giveaways & much more!
Waterloo, Official End of the Ride(approx. 90 mi) Arrive 2:30 PM CDT
Keep Left Lane Open for Police and EMS
for more information on the events. For Bridgeport vendor information call: Randall Gibson − 256-608-9542
RIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
see the ride rules here!
September 15-17, 2023
• Starting Friday at 8:30 AM Free 3 Day POW WOW
Vendors, great food, arts and crafts, Free Live Entertainment Friday & Saturday Night
Partial Entertainment Schedule:
North Boat Ramp
Indian Festival 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Memorial Walk at 10:00 AM from Bridge to Waterloo Landing
Bama Boys 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Second Chance 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Twisted Country 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Brother Big 8:00 PM – Midnight
Sunday Sept 19th
Indian Festival 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
www.waterloo-al.com
For more info on the pow wow click here
or email townofwaterlooal@gmail.com for all the events and times!
The City of waterloo's facebook powwow event page is here.
SUNDAY 9/17/2023
See the Allen Ward memorial ride info (below) for details on the Sunday-Tuesday ride to the Cherokee Museum in Tahlequah, OK.
For more info call 678-RIDE-TOT
rides before the official ride
Billy & Pam Burns Memorial Ride - Benge Route to join 30th Annual Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride in Bridgeport AL
Montgomery, AL - Bridgeport Ride
Friday, September 15th 9am
assemble at 8 AM and leaving at 9:00, Harley Davidson of Montgomery 655 North Eastern Blvd Montgomery, AL 36117
11:00 AM Leaving and stopping at Roebuck Shopping Center in Birmingham and
11:30 PM - Leaving Birmingham Roebuck Shopping Center and
Stopping at DeKalb County Tourism on AL Hwy 35 in Fort Payne and
1:30 PM - Leave DeKalb County Tourism to arrive at the Bridgeport exit off HWY 72 to join the Riders from Cherokee NC at 2:45 PM & arrive in Bridgeport, AL at 3 PM.
3 PM - Bridgeport exit off HWY 72- Ride into downtown for the Kickoff Rally.
For more information contact
Dennis Johnson email alabamariderdennis@hotmail.com or call (334) 202-4389.
louis hutton memorial Ride from san antonio TX to cherokee, nc
on the monday before the trail of tears ride a group of christian fellowship riders leaves from san antonio, texas to travel across the states and arrive in cherokee, nc on the friday before the ride. on Thursday this group usually leaves from tellico plains, tn, and takes a ride up the cherohala skyway and then up through the smoky mountains on the way to cherokee, nc. These texas riders usually also take in the 'tail of the dragon' in north carolina. yeehaw!
to learn more about the louis hutton memorial ride click here.
if you are interested in joining this group in san antonio or anywhere along the route please contact michael hutton. or call 703 638 4724.
