Idaho Bike Trails
Area Activities ~ Biking Coeur d' Alene and North Idaho Trails
Coeur d'Alene is a biker's paradise. Both road and mountain biking opportunities are limitless, making this one of the area's primary outdoor past-times! The city and surrounding area does a remarkable job maintaining one of the finest "rails to trails" system in the West. The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes and Route of the Hiawatha together offer long-distance touring opportunities to bikers of all abilities. The huge network of old logging trails networking the Panhandle National forest system offers hundreds of miles of steep to rolling terrain. Below are some suggestions and links to help you plan your biking holiday here in the Coeur d'Alene area of North Idaho.
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The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes
The scenic Trail of the Coeur d'Alene's is a paved, well-maintained multi-us trail connecting Mullan a mountain town near the Idaho-Montana line, to Plummer, Idaho just southwest of Lake Coeur d'Alene. This trail route is truly a gem of North Idaho when it comes to cross-country biking. The trip is truly gorgeous and offers short day trips from trailhead to trailhead, or a multi-day adventure. Many folks like taking a leisurely pace to complete the 73 mile trail over the course of a long weekend while staying overnight in a few of the communities along the trail route. Wildlife and vistas abound throughout the course of the trail system. Many protected marsh-lands, lakes and prairies provide bikers with numerous wildlife sightings and photography opportunities. It is not uncommon to see deer, moose, elk, swans, hawks, eagles and a wide array of other bird life. During spring the surrounding landscape erupts with color with a large diversity of wildflowers within the valleys and along hillsides. The trail is in prime condition for biking from April through October each year. Be sure to check it out! The following are some links to trail guidelines.
The Friends of the Coeur d'Alene trails & Maps
Trip Advisor Reviews of the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes