Route Historic Staff Pick
River Road: Edgard to Donaldsonville
Edgard to Donaldsonville
- Distance
- 36 mi
- Riding Time
- 51 min
- Climb
- 194 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Paved
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- October through May.
- Fuel
- Fuel is in Vacherie and Donaldsonville.
- Watch For
- Industrial truck traffic near plants, tour buses at the plantations and rough patches in the pavement.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
Louisiana 18 follows the west bank of the Mississippi River behind the levee, past Laura Plantation and Oak Alley Plantation near Vacherie on the way to Donaldsonville. The road runs through sugarcane fields and small river communities.
Stops
- StartEdgard
- FinishDonaldsonville
Comments
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- Time
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- Climb
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