Road Rides in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

[Susan126]

Wow, that's good to know Irulan. Hubby and I have been thinking about doing a vacation there and riding the trail but now I will have to give it more thought.

[Irulan]

well- you should still go as it's gorgeous. I mean, you shouldn't not go. My friends spent 3 days camping at Heyburn State park and riding different sections and they had a blast. However.... just be aware. There are really nice folk up there but there certainly is an, ahem, white trash component to a very small % of the population. I thought my friend should have reported the harassment, as many of the communities are really looking for the trail to be an enhancement and a new way to generate visitor dollars. But the trail is incredible - or so I've been told. I've yet to make it up there on my knobby tires And, that is the only incident I have ever, ever heard of.

We sail up to Harrison a few times a summer with some friends on their boat, that's how I know Harrison.

~I.

[Aint Doody]

The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes is just fabulous. Depending on how far at a time you want to go, I'd think it'd be fine to ride alone from one town to another. And there's the Chacolet Bridge--wonderful! I never saw anybody on the trail but other cyclists. Near Harrison you have a lot of novices and have to remind them to look out. If you get up that way, do the Hiawatha Trail near Wallace, I think, or Kellogg. It's a gravel trail on another rails to trails route. They rent mt. bikes there if you need one. You go thru tunnels and over trestles. It's lovely. If you take your own bike, take a light.

[Aint Doody]

Alex, the Trail of the C d'A is a little far from Coeur d'Alene. There's the Centennial Trail in C d'A. You cross a bit of traffic, and part of it is on the streets of the town. I'm not sure of the total distance, but it's around the lake.