- Bitterroot 300 (Idaho) Cycling+Camping AdventurePlummer, Plummer, ID
This trip is one of my all-time favorites… It’s a 300 km (200 mile) loop that takes us across, through, and over the Idaho panhandle’s Bitterroot Mountains. We connect three converted rail grades to create the loop, which means that almost none of the riding exceeds 2% grade (since that’s the steepest that a train could climb). About half of the route is on maintained gravel roads (little or no traffic) and the other half is on paved bike paths. The route takes us onto the Old Milwaukee Grade that follows the wild St. Joe River into spectacular canyons, across the famed Route of the Hiawatha segment that crosses the Continental Divide via high trestle bridges and preserved tunnels, onto the NorPac Trail that summits the Divide again, then back on over 70 miles of the paved Couer d’Alene Trail.
We start and finish our trip in Plummer, Idaho, at the western terminus of the Coeur d’Alene Trail. Our loop will take us on a counter-clockwise adventure over 6 days of riding and 5 nights of camping.
You’ll provide your bike (including e-bike option) and your camping gear. We’ll provide logistics, all meals and non-alcoholic beverages, e-bike charging, vehicle support to transport gear, a ride leader plus second support person, and common camp provisions. Cost for the trip will be $1,195 per person, with group size limited to six tents, or about 10 people.
You can find details of the trip on our related eBike Nomads website page, or send me a message with your email address and I’ll provide a PDF with full details of the trip.