Hiawatha Trail attracts record visitation in July

TRAILS — The Route of the Hiawatha — a 15-mile rail trail that crosses the Montana-Idaho border south of Interstate 90 — has set a record visitation of 15,100 bicyclists in July.

The previous record was 13,046 set in July 2015, says Phil Edholm of Lookout Pass Ski Area, which co-manages the route and offers shuttles and hybrid bicycle rentals.

The Route of the Hiawatha, with its seven trestles and 10 tunnels, was named a Hall of Fame Trail by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy , one of only 15 such designations in the country.

USA Today named the Hiawatha the #1 Trail of its kind in the country.

Info: (208) 744-130, ridethehiawatha.com.