The route description below follows the river's flow from west to east.

Route descriptions are also written assuming a north to south direction of travel.

The route descriptions are so specific that even first-time visitors can follow them.

The route description has been split into two sections.

The route description is based on where the route would be running if it existed today.

The book contains road maps, route descriptions and other road information.

This route description is written as the route exists today.

Loop 464 was designated in 1968, with no changes to the route description since the original Minute Order.

However, in guide books and route descriptions, a pitch is the portion of a climb between two belay points.

The route description from New Orleans north is as follows: