The best road cycling routes around Woodmere

Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is located in New Orleans' Garden District and was established in 1833. On a single block, there are approximately 1,100 family plots, many of which have been used for generations. The cemetery is known for its dense development, clearly structured pathways, and some of the elaborately designed gravesites. The site has been used as a filming location several times: scenes for Interview with the Vampire, Double Jeopardy, The Originals, and Dracula 2000, among others, were shot here.

Riding along Barataria Boulevard you can pause your ride and enter some of the areas prepared for visitors on the Jean Lafitte Preserve, such as the Bayou Coquille or the Barataria Preserve Trails, both open until 5 pm. These areas can only be explored on foot, but you can easily park your bike at the entrances.

This pleasant park in the heart of Uptown New Orleans is mostly frequented by residents and students from the nearby Tulane and Loyola universities, although tourists also come to admire its magnificent oak trees. The park has a 1.8-mile paved loop that is most useful for jogging and rollerblading but can be cycled as well for a quick tour of the park.

It is not uncommon to find this section of River Road completely flooded. If that is the case, your only option is to cross the spillway via Airline Highway, using LA-3217 to minimize the detour.

This bridge, officially called the Veterans Memorial Bridge, is the last of a series of bridges built to reduce ferry crossings after a tragic ferry accident in the 70s caused by a drunk crew. It was the newest bridge over the Mississippi in Louisiana until the completion of the John James Audubon Bridge in 2011.

Algiers is the second oldest neighborhood in New Orleans and well worth a visit at the end of your ride (or even as a break in the middle). Your pace will be slowed down here and you will want to linger wandering amongst the old wooden houses and discovering its history with music.

This beautiful levee trail, much less popular than its cousin on the opposite bank of the river, is paved from Algiers all the way to Hahnville with just two interruptions that are moderately easy to circle around. Being less frequented and quite well-paved turn it into a great route for training sessions.

This popular pathway is one of the few paved segments of the entire trail that runs along the shores of the Mississippi River, all the way from Lake Itasca, in Minnesota. This section is locally known as the Levee Trail, as it goes on top of the levee for a long while. It is frequented by road cyclists and runners.