Down near Natchez at milepost 41.5 there is a portion of the Old Trace that draws visitors, photographers, and day dreamers. The sign at the parking lot doesn't prepare you for what you'll see just down the path. Walk a little further, turn left and go down a steep hill, and you'll be standing on a stretch of the Trace that will make you say, "Oh my!" Animals were responsible for first wearing down this path. Then came the people. You are looking at the effects of time, hooves, feet, and weather. It's not hard to imagine how easily outlaws would hide atop the earthen walls and then ambush you as you walked by. This section of the Trace, more than any other in my opinion, gives you a true feel for what travel along the old footpath was really like. Milepost 41.5 is not to be missed!
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