Latah Trail:
Idaho
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Description submitted by the Latah Trail Foundation:


The Latah Trail Foundation (LTF) was founded in the spring of 1998, by a handful of people with a vision for safe, non-motorized transportation and recreation along the former Moscow-Arrow rail line. The group quickly organized itself and developed a common mission to preserve the historic Moscow-Arrow railroad corridor for non-motorized recreational and transportation uses for Latah County, its residents and visitors, and To provide Latah County and its communities with support to provide this physical connection to their past and open an avenue for their future.


The 11-mile trail between Moscow and Troy was completed in October 2008. It is a fully paved, 10-foot wide trail intended for use by pedestrians, bicyclists, in-line skaters, wheel-chair operators, cross-country skiers and others with non-motorized transportation. In August 2009, Latah County acquired ownership of the old rail bed continuing 4.8 miles southeast of Troy. This next section of trail is currently an unimproved gravel/rock pathway that follows Bear Creek. Bridge safety improvements are needed before users are allowed to cross them and work is planned to commence in Summer 2010.



For more on this project and to learn how to get involved with the development of this rail-trail, please see the Trail Website (www.latahtrailfoundation.org) or contact the Latah Trail Foundation at P.O. Box 9344, Moscow, ID 83843 or e-mail them at latahtrail@gmail.com.

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Smooth Ride
By Scott Oplinger on October 04, 2008
The Latah Trail paving and bridge at Wallen Road are finished! Kudos to the Latah Trail Foundation and all of the volunteers who've made this great trail between Moscow and Troy, Idaho a dream come true.

I was able to ride home on the trail for the first time on 1 October, but they were still paving at Howell Road at 6 PM. It was quite memorable when I walked my bike by the paving machine and crew and the boss asked if the 280 degree pavement had melted my tires! I could feel the heat from the trail still. I did get some sticky tar on my tires, and now it is as if they’re studded for winter! I certainly jumped the gun a bit for this ride.

Trail signage and other amenities are still to be done but this trail is a great ride now through beautiful rolling hills of the Palouse. I think 2009 will see many users on this trail!
Westway Sighted!
By Scott Oplinger on September 09, 2008
This morning on the way into Moscow from Troy at 7:30 we saw a Westway truck near Wallen Road. Hopefully this means they are going to start on the final paving and the bridge this week! We may have enough good weather left to enjoy this trail before the snow starts.
Rail Trail Tale
By Scott Oplinger on May 03, 2008
So, last Wednesday I go for a walk on the Latah Trail in Troy on my way home from work. I walk one mile, turn around, walk another mile. No problem. Snow is all gone! A great walk on a great trail.

Then, yesterday I take my newly tuned bike for its first ride in weeks intending on riding all the way to the end of the pavement on the Latah Trail, two miles from Troy. Went for about a mile and a quarter and there it was. Snow. Almost 100 yards of it, 4-6 inches deep. So, I walked my bike through the snow, then lifted it over a medium-sized tree across the trail and was able to ride to the end. Sheesh doesn’t even come close. It is May already for goodness sake! I guess here in Northern Idaho you have to carry a small shovel with you when you ride in the Spring!

The Troy Trail was fine though, clear all the way, so I had to be happy about that.

Can't wait for the rest of the Latah Trail to be paved so that I can ride home from work in Moscow as often as possible. It should give many people a good boost - both in fitness and energy conservation.

Scott Oplinger
Troy, ID
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