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The
Route of the Hiawatha Rail-Trail
opened for the 2007 summer season on Saturday, May 26, Memorial Day weekend,
as usual, and is scheduled to be open daily through October 7,
from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM PDT.
The 2007 Day Use Pass for the
Route is
$9 for people over 13, and
$5 for those between 3 and 13.
These fees are $1 more than in previous
seasons.
Children under 3 are free, and all children under 14 years
of age must be accompanied by an adult.
A shuttle bus between Roland and Pearson Trailheads
operates daily throughout most of the season. As shown on the
color coded trail map below, the bus, and possibly other
vehicles, share a small portion of the
Route with the
bicycle traffic.
An extra late afternoon shuttle run will be added during the peak season.
Check at these trailheads for the posted times of departure.
While there is a user fee to ride or walk the
Hiawatha, you may always
bike and hike for free up Loop Creek, beneath the trestles.
Also, you may ride east for free from the
East
Portal to the town of Saltese, Montana, also on the
Milwaukee Road railbed. Or, you may ride free from
the East Portal west on the Northern Pacific railbed to
Lookout Pass, where you have the choice of
two
routes down to Mullan and the
Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes.
Finally, you may continue on from the
Pearson
Trailhead to Avery and the Saint Joe River
following the Milwaukee Road railbed south.
We are working with the national
Rails
to Trails Conservancy to place signs
along the rest of the The Old Milwaukee Road from the
Pearson trailhead to Avery and beyond.
This is the initial part of our effort to complete a
185
mile bike loop in our region.
If you would like to visualize some of these recreational trails, AND you
have the
FREE Google Earth program installed,
check out the following KML animated tours:
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