North Valley Rail Trail:
Idaho
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Description:
Valley County Pathways is working on a trail between McCall and Cascade on the old railroad grade. The line was abandoned and much of the right of way returned to adjacent property owners, so the group is working on access agreements with the landowners. To date there is a 1 mile section of paved trail from downtown McCall out to the airport. After taking a detour, you can pick up the the dirt trail on Moonridge and follow it 2 miles to the south. The group is working to extend the trail southward with a vision of reaching all the way to the Crown Point Rail Trail in Cascade.
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Map update
By art troutner in October, 2010
The map is a little out of date as there is now a connection between the north end and the south end. I ride this trail several times a week until the snow gets too deep (May to the end of December or late November). It is used as a ski/snowshoe route the rest of the year. Although short at the moment it is quite scenic as it passes by lovely rural areas and a wildlife pond. Another of this trail's attributes is that it allows a user to access the quiet road systems that lie south of town while bypassing a sometimes busy connector. At present the trail ends at Heinrich Lane. A point of interest not too far from the south end of the trail is a piece of public property that lies along the Payette River. It is one of only a few public river access points south of McCall. To access this area turn left at the junction with Heinrich lane and proceed due west for about 2 miles until the road meets the river. The road turns to gravel after about 1/2 mile and at about 1 1/2 miles there is a good hill . At the bottom of the hill is a large log house with a paved driveway and log fence. The access to the river is the primitive road that runs to the right of the log fence.