Other Documented Rides
The following side trips have been carefully
documented by members of the
Friends of the Coeur
d'Alene Trails.
They now exist as Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
documents with a map on one page and directions by mileage on another page.
They were converted from the original MicroSoft Word documents on October 31,
2011, to the more universal PDF format by Ed Renkey, the author of the original
documents.
You may
download the following rides for free.
Other rides will be available as they are documented by
our Trails Committee and vetted by the organization.
This procedure is meant to insure that private property
is not inadvertently crossed by enthusiastic trail riders.
Trails under consideration
may be accessed by staff.
Please feel free to
contact us with your
observations and suggestions on these trails.
Better still, become a member
of our Idaho not-for-profit organization, and help us bring you even
more maps for your biking enjoyment.
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# 1 ("flat")
These beautiful loop trips involve
Anderson and Thompson
Lakes near Harrison.
The mileage in the directions is based on riding
around both lakes, a total of 16.2
miles. Each lake could also be
circumnavigated as a separate ride. The directions describe
how to ride for each option. A bicycle with wide tires is
recommended since the roads around both lakes are packed
gravel.
map and directions by Ed
Renkey and Larry Halley
(137 KB; last revision on January 18, 2008, by Ed Renkey)
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# 2 ("moderate")
The historically interesting
Tamerack Ridge Route
begins near the oldest building in Idaho, the Cataldo Mission.
Canyon Road, Tamarack Ridge Road, and River Road have more
hills and less shade than you will encounter along the
Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes.
If you are starting from Cataldo
late in the day, you might want to ride in the opposite
direction so that you are on the trail when it is hotter,
and on the roads when it is cooler. The
18.7 mile loop
could also begin at the Bull Run Trailhead.
map and directions by Ed
Renkey
(298 KB; last revision on January 18, 2008, by Ed Renkey)
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# 3 ("difficult-hybrid")
The expert 15.8 mile
Dudley Saddle Loop
is for the mountain bike rider who loves to climb.
Most of the ride is on dirt or gravel roads. The first
five miles consists of a 1450-foot climb.
Of course, the next five miles are all down hill to the
Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes.
The last five miles are on the
Trail
between Dudley and the Black Rock Trailhead.
The only restroom is at the Bull Run Trailhead.
map and directions by Larry and Echo
Halley
(780 KB; last revision on January 18, 2008, by Ed Renkey)
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# 4 ("difficult-road")
The expert 52.6 mile
Dobson Pass Loop
is for the experienced paved road bike rider who loves to climb.
The ride starts and ends on the Trail
of the Coeur d'Alenes.
It leaves the Trail at the
Wallace Trailhead and continues on
two-lane paved roads over Dobson Pass (elevation 4090 feet) and
then returns to the Trail at
the Enaville Trailhead. The first
6 miles out of Wallace is a steep climb to the pass. Of course,
the next 29 miles are all down hill until you reach the
Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes again.
map and directions by Ed
Renkey
(249 KB; last revision on January 18, 2008, by Ed Renkey)
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# 5 ("difficult-mountain")
The Beefcamp Jewel Loop
is a rigorous mountain bike adventure through dense forests.
It begins just off the
Trail in Osburn,
and climbs 2240 feet in 10.5 miles,
following Beefcamp Trail #102 up to a
crows foot junction with Jewel Trail #103, which drops rapidly
back to town.
map and directions by Ed
Renkey and Larry Halley
(275 KB; last revision on January 18, 2008, by Ed Renkey)
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# 6 ("moderate")
The 16.2 mile
East Portal to Saltese
Loop
is for those who have already done the
Route of
the Hiawatha
and are looking for something similar, but FREE. This ride
starts at the East Portal of the Taft Tunnel and goes in
the other direction! You follow the Milwaukee Road railbed
east to the town of Saltese, 9 miles away and 700 feet lower
in elevation. The return ride is uphill along the Northern
Pacific railbed, adjacent to I-90. If you continue west on
the Northern Pacific Railroad trail, rather than returning
to the East Portal at Taft, you will arrive at Lookout Pass,
where you have the choice of
two
routes down to Mullan and the Trail
of the Coeur d'Alenes.
map and directions by Ed
Renkey and Larry Halley
(1,239 KB; last revision on January 18, 2008, by Ed Renkey)
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# 7 ("moderate")
The 21.5 mile
Pearson Avery Figure Eight
is ANOTHER ride for those who have already done the
Route of
the Hiawatha
and are looking for something similar, but FREE.
This ride starts at the Route of the Hiawatha Pearson Trailhead.
The trailhead can be reached via the Moon Pass Road (NFD 456) from
either Wallace or Avery. This can also be a continuation of a ride
on the Route of the Hiawatha. The ride follows the Old Milwaukee
Scenic/Alternate Route to Avery, and returns to the Pearson Trailhead
on the Moon Pass Road. The Moon Pass Road from the Pearson Trailhead
to Avery is the abandoned railroad right-of-way of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway (Note the initials on the tunnel
portals). Riders will lose and gain back about 700 feet of elevation
as they travel the packed dirt roads.
map, directions and photos by Ed
Renkey and Larry Halley
(781 KB; last revision on September 24, 2010, by Ed Renkey)
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# 8 ("moderate-mountain")
The CCC Road - Wall Road Loop
is a 13.4 mile mixture of flat and steep terrain
that each year, on the Summer Equinox, becomes the venue of a bicycle
event that combines the ride with a benefit and BBQ.
More information is shown below.
map and directions by Ed Renkey
(1,511 KB; last revision on February 19, 2008, by Ed Renkey)
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# 9 ("moderate-mountain")
Enhancement and promotion of the
NorPac Trail that joins the end
of the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes
to the beginning of the Route of the Hiawatha,
22.4 miles away, has been a goal of this
organization since its beginning. In 2004,
we were awarded a $21K grant to
provide a vault toilet, picnic tables and interpretive signs along this multi-use
Northern Pacific railbed. Although the trail follows a paved country road for
the first four miles, a mountain bike or other bike with at least 700C-32 tires
is needed for the rest of the ride.
More information and photos are presented
elsewhere on this website.
map, directions and photos by Ed Renkey
(824 KB; last revision on January 18, 2008, by Ed Renkey)
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# 10 ("expert-mountain")
Here is another way to enjoy the
NorPac Trail that involves a bit more
adventure... and exercise. This
Wallace to Lookout Pass and Back
trip starts across from the Wallace Visitor's Center, just off I-90 at Exit 61.
You will climb AND descend 2495 feet on this 36.0 mile ride.
The first and last 10 miles on the Trail of the
Coeur d'Alenes and a country road is easy, and the
NorPac Trail up to Lookout Pass is a multi-use dirt road,
so the adventure part begins at the Pass when you get on single track trail that descends 4 miles through a cedar and pine forest.
The single track is very steep in places.
More information and photos are presented
elsewhere on this website.
map, directions and photos by Ed Renkey
(221 KB; last revision on January 18, 2008, by Ed Renkey)
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# 11 ("easy-road")
The Kellogg Silverton Loop
is potentially four different road bike loops that begin and end at the
Kellogg Trailhead on the Trail of the
Coeur d'Alenes.
If you ride all the way to Silverton, you will have climbed ~400 feet in
little over 9 miles. On your return from Silverton, you will pass by
a grocery store in Osburn.
- Elizabeth Park Loop: 3 ¼ miles
- Big Creek Loop: 7 ¾ miles
- Gene Day Park Loop: 11 miles
- Silverton Loop: 18 ½ miles
map and directions by Ed Renkey
(185 KB; last revision on January 18, 2008, by Ed Renkey)
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# 12 ("easy-road")
The Pine Creek Cataldo Loop is
an easy 12.0 mile ride that starts by going
west on Silver Valley Road from
the Pine Creek Trailhead through Pinehurst and Kingston to Cataldo.
Riders return
along the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes,
perhaps stopping at the Enaville Resort for a satisfying meal in an
historic building.
map and directions by Ed Renkey
(288 KB; last revision on January 18, 2008, by Ed Renkey)
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# 13 ("easy-hybrid")
The Pine Creek Loops compliment
the Kellogg Silverton Loop (# 11) in that
all routes begin and end at the Kellogg Trailhead, just off I-90 at Exit
51. In the three loops described here, you begin by riding west on the
Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes, rather than east.
- CIA Loop: 4¾ miles
- Pine Creek Loop: 10½ miles
- Pine Creek Loop with a climb (~ 250 feet) to Page:
12½ miles
All three loops contain a 2 mile section between the CIA and I-90 that has some pavement, but is mostly packed gravel.
All but the last couple of hundred feet can be ridden with tires as skinny as 700C-32.
map and directions by Ed Renkey
(273 KB; last revision on January 18, 2008, by Ed Renkey)
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# 14 ("easy-mountain")
The 23.6 mile
Pearson to Marble Creek
is ANOTHER ride for those who have already done the
Route of
the Hiawatha and are looking for something similar, but FREE.
This all-downhill ride starts at the Route of the Hiawatha
Pearson Trailhead.
The trailhead can be reached via the Moon Pass Road (NFD 456) from
either Wallace or Avery. This can also be a continuation of a ride
down the Route of the Hiawatha. The ride follows the Old Milwaukee
Scenic/Alternate Route 10.8 miles,
past a newly renovated campground on the
North Fork of the Saint Joe River, to Avery (on ATV-wide trail),
and then continues another 12.8 miles
along the wide
Saint Joe River to the Interpretive Center at Marble Creek.
original map, directions and photos by Ed Renkey
(last cue sheet revision on September 25, 2010, by Ed Renkey, file = 389 KB;
map enhanced by Alan Crockett of Idaho Falls, August 2011, and
incorporated into package on September 12, 2011, by Ed, file now = 979 KB)
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# 15 ("easy-mountain")
The 33.8 mile route from
Marble Creek to Saint Maries
completes the 300K Bitterroot Loop mentioned on the main
Old
Milwaukee Road page.
This ride starts at the Marble Creek Historical Site that is 35 miles east of St. Maries on the St. Joe River Road.
The Historical Site features accessible display shelters, 8 picnic sites, vault toilets, and potable water.
Attractions include displays of early 1900s logging, photos, artifacts, and a replica logging flume.
This bicycle route and country road, which follows the Old Milwaukee railroad right-of-way, is not paved.
The use of mountain bicycles or hybrids is therfore recommended.
At one point, a decision about how to get past a barricaded bridge must be made; two choices are presented.
map, directions and photos by Ed Renkey
(2.13 MB; created on January 5, 2011, by Ed Renkey)
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