HIKING in North IDAHO
Surrounded by state and national forestlands in the Selkirk, Cabinet and Bitterroot mountain ranges, the Sandpoint area has countless roads and trails for hikers. Listed below are five good hikes, but many more exist.
The guidebooks, “Trails of the Wild Selkirks” and “Trails of the Wild Cabinets,” by Dennis Nicholls, provide trail descriptions for trails in both the Selkirk and Cabinet Mountains surrounding Sandpoint. The Selkirk book indicates which of 170 trails are suitable for mountain biking and rates the level of difficulty. The Cabinets book includes an appendix identifying trails suitable for mountain biking; note that most rides in this range are for advanced riders. The guidebook “Legendary Lake Pend Oreille” offers 30 more trail descriptions for trails that lead to or have great views of Lake Pend Oreille. They are available in the Sandpoint General Store or at local book, bike and outdoor stores.
