September 18, 2027 - The 34th Annual

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You have found the place to get all the information you need to join us for the 34th annual Trail of Tears Commemorative Ride. In the pages on this site you can learn all about the Trail of Tears in history as well as discover the experience of riding the trail of tears with thousands of other riders to bring remembrance to this important event in American history. If you're here to obtain this year's ride merchandise just scroll down and find links to that.

Get your official ride tshirt here!

About the Ride for 2027

The Trail of Tears Ride

The Trail of Tears ride consists of 3 parts, the Cherokee/ross's landing part; the official Saturday ride; and the ride to indian country. Each part of the ride is described below.

1st part - Cherokee to Ross's landing and Bridgeport

The official ride happens on the 3rd Saturday of every september. before that day, on the friday before the official ride, riders gather in Cherokee, NC to make the ride to Ross's landing, and then on to Bridgeport. some of the organizers leave from Bridgeport on the thursday morning before the official ride with a group of supporters to ride to cherokee and spend the night in preparation for the Friday ride to Bridgeport via Ross's Landing.

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the 2nd part - the official ride - 3rd saturday in september

The official Ride that commemorates the Trail of tears and that thousands of riders participate on the 3rd Saturday of every september runs from Bridgeport on the east side of alabama all the way to waterloo that sits over near alabama's western border. this is the portion of the ride that commemorates the specific trail, the drane-hood route, on which most of the cherokee perished. This portion of the ride is escorted from end to end by the Alabama law enforcement. Every intersection is blocked for us and we travel unhindered the entire way and are greeted by thousands of alabamans who come out to watch the procession and wave at riders.

the 3rd part - the westward ride - Leaves sunday morning

On Sunday morning the ride organizers and a group of hardy supporters leave from Spring Park in Tuscumbia to head west for this year's special event. This year we have been asked by the city of Ft. Smith, AR to allow them to honor us and the Trail of tears Ride. We will be greeted by city officials and shown appreciation for our efforts every year. The ride west is a 2 day event... leisurely riding... with stay overnight in Searcy, OK.

if you have never joined us for the ride to Cherokee or the ride west, please consider taking the 4 days to come with us and celebrate this important event.

For full details of this year's Ride and all the events of the ride please visit the This Year's Ride page by clicking Here.