The Hiawatha

Just wanted to add this short blog entry to share our summer ride on the Hiawatha Trail in Idaho/Montana. I highly recommend this bike ride for just about anyone. It can take a couple/few hours depending on how fast you ride. The trip out is almost entirely level or slightly downhill (and I mean some pretty easy peddling : ) You can choose to take the shuttle bus back to the entry parking lot (including your bike) or turn around and ride back. The return ride climbs gradually uphill taking the same exact route.

The tunnels and cool and the train trestles are amazing,
allowing some magnificent views of the mountain forests.

 The road is hard packed, sand and gravel, so just about any tire will give a smooth ride.

Even if it's a sunny warm day, take a jacket for those that chill quickly. A few of the tunnels reach complete blackness and the temps drop quickly to almost frigid!

They rent everything you'll need. But that can get expensive with your trail pass, shuttle bus pass, and rentals. Every rider is REQUIRED to wear a helmet and have a light of some kind for the tunnels. So if you have all that stuff, the cost is completely reasonable for an excellent afternoon of riding : )

I'm closing here to move onto my next blog which was completely different type of bike ride!

Thanks for reading!