The Pend Oreille River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 130 miles long, in northern Idaho and northeastern Washington in the United States, as well as southeastern British Columbia in Canada. In its passage through British Columbia its spelled Pend-d’Oreille.
How the map works
The route is broken up into smaller tracks based on the type of riding surface. Colour-coded for your convenience! Green is paved, Blue is unpaved, and red is unpaved but either more technical or has something on it that may be trickier for some rider/bike combinations. I’m never going to make assumptions about your skill level or enthusiasm, you know you. Always ride to what you’re comfortable with.
Surface:
Paved on the Trail side for a few km. The rest is gravel.
Distance:
50km – 1,500m vert gain/loss
Services:
West side: the outskirts of Trail
East side: All the way back to Salmo
Access:
From the Castlegar side. From trail, head past the Walmart towards the Waneta Border crossing.
From Salmo, head towards the Nelway Border crossing and turn right BEFORE you go past the CDN border facility…
Along the Pend d’Oreille river
A gravel road takes you along the river offering just stunning views. The 7-mile Dam on the trail side is worth a stop to look at. There’s a number of free, unofficial campsites all along the river.
Trail Beer Refinery
With a name that reflects Trail’s historic connection to mining, refining, and smelting, this brewery has a strong community focus. For the 13 local business partners who joined together to open Trail’s first craft brewery, it was an obvious choice to link its name to the city’s main industry. Trail
Bonus Linkage
Kootenay Lake Ferry
The Kootenay Lake ferry runs across Kootenay Lake, 35 kilometres east of Nelson on Highway 3A, between Balfour (west side) and Kootenay Bay (east side),
Ride Report – West Kootenays Bottom to Top
Miss Velocity joined in on this most recent scouting mission. Sooooo nice to have my partner to help stay warm at night instead of shivering
Ride Report – The Invermere Excursion
With the last week of August upon us, the summer was quickly disappearing. After almost 4 months, MissVelocity’s broken leg was finally strong enough to
Radium
Welcome to Radium! There is so much amazing riding here to be had, both on and off-road. Here’s a selection of things you can ride,
Buchanan Lookout
The Buchanan Lookout stands tall at 1,912 m (6,272 Ft) and offers stunning views of the Kootenay Lake, Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, Goat Range Provincial
Farnham Glacier
Just West of Radium is the hidden gem that is the Farnham Glacier. Easily accessed most of the way by FSR, the last little bit