Century Rides in Louisiana
The comprehensive 2026 directory of 100-mile centuries, metric centuries (62 miles), and endurance cycling tours across Louisiana.
Cycling in Louisiana: Terrain & Route Overview
Louisiana delivers a century cycling experience unlike any other, immersing riders in vibrant Cajun culture, Spanish-moss draped cypress swamps, and historic Mississippi River levee roads. The prime riding window spans late autumn through early spring, when crisp, dry northern fronts bring cool temperatures and low humidity to the Gulf Coast. Century courses in southern Louisiana are fast, flat, and breezy, allowing cyclists to set swift personal bests while crossing bayous and winding past historic plantation homes. In northern Louisiana around Kisatchie National Forest, riders are treated to surprising rolling pine hills and punchy short climbs. Best of all, Louisiana century finish lines are world-famous culinary celebrations featuring fresh jambalaya, gumbo, boudin, and live zydeco music.
Terrain Characteristics: Bayou cypress corridors, Mississippi River levee roads, and rolling pine hills in the north.
Riding Season & Weather: October through April.
📍 Louisiana Century Rides Map
4 Plotted EventsFeliciana Tour
AprilOne of Louisiana's few climbing rides, featuring steep rolling hills and historic antebellum plantations.
Fuller Center Bike Adventure
JuneJoin us for a 100-mile ride through the rolling hills of Louisiana!
Tammany Trace Metric & Double Metric
AnytimePaved 31-mile linear rail-trail ideal for continuous, vehicle-free metric and out-and-back century routes.
Tour de Louisiane (Lake Pontchartrain Loop)
OctoberScenic loop along the Tammany Trace and coastal roads surrounding Lake Pontchartrain's Northshore.