Morgan City to White Castle

As you leave Morgan City, you’ll cycle along beautiful Lake Palourde, one of the largest natural lakes in Louisiana. A stop at Brownell Memorial Park offers a view of the palmettos, elephant ears, cattails and ferns that grow wild in the area. Veer off and ride to the top of the levee occasionally for a look at one of the most beautiful swampland wilderness areas in the nation, the Atchafalaya Basin.

In Pierre Part, stop for a photo of the bayou running through the main street — you might even see one of the locals paddling a pirogue. Much of the trip from Pierre Part north to White Castle is along bayous filled with Cypress trees and water hyacinths.