ROUTE OF THE HIAWATHA
Take an exciting, breathtaking, and memorable mountain bike ride along the Route of the Hiawatha - a 16 mile downhill journey that follows the old Milwaukee Railway bed over 250' high trestles and deep tunnels, some over a mile and a half long. The trail's headquarters is located near Lookout Pass Resort at Exit 0 of Interstate 90 on the Idaho - Montana border where one can purchase trail passes and rent bicycles, lights and helmets if you haven't brought your own. The actual trailhead is located about 4 miles off of the Taft exit at mileport 5 on Interstate 90 in Montana. Just follow the signs after exiting. The trail enjoys a small downhill grade, making for an easy and enjoyable ride. A few extra dollars will buy you a return shuttle if you choose not to bike it back up to the trailhead. The Hiawatha is a great but accessible wilderness bike ride enjoying fantastic mountain scapes, wildlife and flora.
TRAIL OF THE COEUR D'ALENES
Whether you hike, bike, skate or crawl, a trek across the nation's longest continuous paved trail will not soon be forgotten. The popular 72-mile Trail of The Coeur d'Alenes offers the enviable scenery you'd expect from Northern Idaho, and miles and miles of smooth pavement to enjoy it from. The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes is the Cadillac of non-motorized paths. It traverses almost the entire breadth of north Idaho from its beginning in the Bitteroot Mountains at the Idaho - Montana border, parelleling the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River along the old Northern Pacifiic Rail grade to its confluence with the North Fork at Enaville. The 10' wide paved trail continues along the Coeur d'Alene River through the Chain of Lakes to Lake Coeur d'Alene itself. The trail traverses the south end of Lake Coeur d'Alene over the historic Chacolet Bridge and climbs to its terminus at Route 95 at Plummer, Idaho. There are well placed oases along the trail providing for rest and reinvigoration of the trek. Quaint communiities along the path welcome the recreationalist with food and beverage. Enjoy a round trip passage to return you to the Inn or prearrange a shuttle to get you back to the Wallace Inn. Water fowl, deer, elk, moose, eagles, otters and abundant flora may be viewed along the trail. Be sure to pack plenty of water and sunscreen.
MOUNTAIN AND BIKE TRAILS
The Idaho Panhandle National Forest and Silver Country 1000 welcomes bike riders of all abilities to its trails, paths and roads. Everything is here from extra wide U.S. Forest Service Roads to single track scrambles. Most trails either go down or up or both unless a great ridge trail is challenged, so a workout is guaranteed. Stop in at the front desk to obtain a map with a sampling of these trails listed.
