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Fat-tire riders organize trail building in North Idaho

CYCLING -- the Pend Oreille Pedalers are working with the Bonners Ferry Ranger District's trail crew to build a new mountain bike trail at Brush Lake about 20 miles north of Bonners Ferry on Highway 95.
 
The new trail at Brush Lake will add a low elevation option to an area that is already rich with some of the best high elevation single-track in North Idaho, said John Monks, local organizer.
 
(Classics include the Sidehill Trail, the Danquist Trail, Rutledge Trail to Queen Lake.)
 
"Come on up for the day on Sunday and help build some trail, have a picnic, learn about a great riding area, and do some riding," Monks said.

Details:
 
Meet June 19 in Bonners Ferry at the northwest corner of the "Big R" (formerly K-mart) parking lot at 7:45 a.m.
 
The group will carpool from there. Bring gloves, water, snacks, riding gear, bicycle (of course!) and clothing appropriate for the weather.
 
"We'll meet up with the USFS crew at Brush Lake at 9 a.m., build trail until noonish, then have a barbecue lunch with the USFS cooking up hamburgers," Monks said.
 
Info: John Monks, (209) 290-2857.


Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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