Host town
Jonesboro
Where the hills stop and the Delta begins.
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Rider Guide
Part 6 of the Rider Guide
Places
The towns you sleep in, the venues you sleep at, and the places you pass. Each one is written up on the day that owns it.
Six towns that ride like a story.
Venue
Village Creek State Park
Hardwood on the eastern edge of Crowley's Ridge, and the first night the field starts talking to itself.
On route
Wynne
A working town running one of Tuesday's aid stations.
Venue
Mississippi River State Park
The only night of the week with a pond to finish in and a sky worth staying up for.
Host town
Marianna
The town that feeds you Thursday morning, and the reason Thursday starts well.
On route
Forrest City
Wednesday's one real town, on the western slope of the ridge.
Host town
Helena
A river town that has been broadcasting the blues since 1941, and you arrive on opening day.
On route
Marvell
Levon Helm grew up seven miles from here, and his house is on your left at the corner of Elm and Carruth.
Host town
Stuttgart
Rice, then ducks, then a world championship for calling them.
Host town
Arkansas City
A river port the river left, where the week ends on a courthouse lawn.
