Athol to Coeur d'Alene Bike Path
Welcome to our area's newest bike path! This freshly-paved path is at least 20 miles long, starting in Athol and running through Hayden and Coeur d'Alene, all the way to Appleway Street, from what I can see. My guess is that they will try to run it to the Centennial Trail and maybe even to the Sagle/Sandpoint/Dover bike path. We are truly blessed to have SO many local and famous bike paths here in our area! I can't wait to give this new path a try.
The new path is planned to be 12 feet wide and will allow bicyclists and pedestrians to reach Farragut State Park and Silverwood from Coeur d’Alene. Other project features include flashing beacons and raised concrete refuge islands at crossings near Abbott Road interchange, Bunco Road interchange, Parks Road and Idaho Highway 54. A small portion of the path near Garwood will not be built until the new overpass is constructed in 2020/2021. Until that section is built, pedestrians and cyclists are encouraged to use Pope Road to access the next section.
Cache container is accessible from both the bike path and the frontage road. There are many other caches already placed on this path, so grab them, too! Beware of car theft, and do not leave valuables in your car at trailheads.
ACCESS POINTS:
I am listing the approximate start and end to the path, that I know of, but there are many access points along the way. There are also stores and restaurants accessible along the path.
ATHOL: N 47 56.897 W 116 41.626 START OF TRAIL
APPROX END OF BIKE PATH: N 47 42.067 W 116 47.482
MY OTHER BIKE TRAIL CACHES:
Fish Lake Trail
Hiawatha Trail
Centennial Trail
Farragut State Park
Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes
Columbia Plateau Trail
Palouse to Cascades Trail
Beacon Hill
Children of the Sun
Ed Corkill Memorial Trail
Bill Chipman Trail
Latah Trail