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We had the best day on the trail. Nice trail ride for anyone. Recommend getting the shuttle back to Silver Fir for convenience! Made for a great day! Pletny of places to stop and tons to see along the way.
Fun ride for the whole family. Small streams on both sides east of fish lake.
Background: My wife and I are in our 70's, I ride a recumbent, she rides a pedal assist E-bike.
We rode the entirely of this path, heading west out of downton Spokane the first day, and east from the same starting point the second day.
The ride west mixes scenery with challenge, at least for folks in our age group. Best to download the trail map from Traillink onto your phone or device, as there are a couple of spots where the trail is on paved roads for a stretch, and the transitions can be a bit tricky. There are some significant grades on parts of this trail, with my Wahoo cyclometer briefly registering 10% at times. All that said, this is a marvelous trail to ride, and the endpoint at a lake is a fine place for a picnic, getting water, using the restroom, and just kicking back for a bit. The path is in good repair, the scenery well worth the exertion.
The eastern leg (starting from downtown) is a breeze. Mildly rolling inclines along the river, smooth well maintained bike path, sounds of happy folks floating the river down below...good stuff for anyone from kids that have just learned to ride to older folks that love to ride but are not looking for an exhausting outing. My wife and I rode to the Idaho border, where the Idaho section of the trail picks up and heads for Coeur d'Alene. Though it lacks the physical challenge of the western leg of this trail, this section of the trail fits snugly into the "mighty fine" category. Enjoy!
I rode this in the reverse direction from Taft to Mullan as part of a bikepacking trip in July 2025. The NorPac was one of the highlights of the trip, with smoother gravel than the Old Milwaukee Trail or the Route of the Olympian. From Taft (the freeway exit for the Hiawatha Route), the trail is fairly easy to find. Just go back on the frontage road past some large industrial buildings, and the trail will start up the mountain underneath I90.
The Borax Tunnel is indeed closed, however, it would be very difficult to even access it. The bypass road is very clearly the only route to take, and while steeper than the rest of the trail, it is not long or too steep (6-7% gradient). The original trail to the tunnel is blocked by a huge piles of old trees at the bottom and a large berm at the top.
Lookout Pass has a few snacks, similar to the East Portal trailhead of the Hiawatha. Staying on the gravel road on the otherside of the parking lot, it eventually narrows and once again you're descending on smooth dirt down the Idaho side. It would be difficult to get lost. There is a major junction with a hard right turn and another instance where the trail bypasses the Shoshone Park road.
If you're coming from the Idaho side to start, the easiest way to describe how to access the trail is to navigate to the Fish Hatchery, and then make a 90 degree turn to the left and enter the trail through the trees.
I rode this trail in the opposite direction as part of a multi-day bikepacking trip in July 2025. In general, the whole thing is pretty flat/slightly uphill, with the section between Marble Creek and Avery on Siberts Old River Road adding a little bit of up and down hills. The road is rocky and tough on the arms. I had 700x40 inch tires on a carbon gravel bike and definitely felt it that night. We averaged around 11 MPH, imagine you could do better going the downhill route. Spectacular views, particularly between Pearson and Avery, where you go through about seven tunnels and have towering pine-covered mountains and a deep river canyon below.
Good ride that connects you to the Centennial Trail. Nice and wide with easy road crossings
Me and my family grew up camping on Lake Chatcolet and biking this trail. We love making a stop in Harrison for the delicious ice cream at Harrison Creamery & Fudge Factory
We rode 8 miles from Mirabeau Park which is just east of Pines road to Freya. The trail is very nice however you lose it to streets in a few places which aren’t marked. East of Mirabeau you will find yourself dropped out onto Maringo Drive a quiet neighborhood street. In four blocks you’ll need to cross the very busy 4 lane traffic of Argonne Road, which has no marked crosswalk. Continue west on Maringo Drive which will drop you onto Upriver Drive. Again, there are no Centennial Trail signs to show you are following the correct route. Continue westbound until you arrive at Boulder Beach. From there you will find the actual trail with the signage resume.
My husband and I love this route, however at the beginning of the route for at least a quarter of a mile, there are “cuts” across the road in the asphalt, which are very jarring and really annoying. Maybe they’re put there to channel the water off of the trail; I would’ve given the trail five stars had it not been for those The rest of the trail is an absolute dream. If you follow the trail a little bit farther past the dam, you will come to the Nine Mile Falls recreation area, which is perfect for a picnic lunch. Enjoy!
This is so far a beautiful, we'll maintained trail, but there's some deep gravel and where it goes along a new highway being built there are a lot of construction trucks and no signage. Hopefully they'll put in more and bigger directional signs.
Rode the trail on June 15, 2025. Several spots need to be patched along rough spots from tree roots. Most rough spots and cracks are well marked but without regular maintenance this trail will keep getting worse. Ir should go without saying but DO NOT stop in the middle of the trail. Step or ride to the edge to make room for traffic. During my ride a group of adults and children literally blocked the whole trail and were clueless to anyone else on the trail. Be RESPECTFUL of others. There are too many other well maintained trails in the area to consider this trail an option.
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