Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction x
Geography and Climate x
Large Wildlife 1
Hazards and Being Prepared 1
Encounters with Bikers and Stock 2
Zero Impact 3
Roads to the Trailheads 4
A Note about State Highway Designations 4
Land Management 4
How to Use This Guide 5
How These Hikes Were Chosen 5
Trail Mileage 6
Difficulty Ratings 7
Maps 7
Map Legend 9
Trail Finder 10
The Hikes
Region West of Spokane
1 Pine Lakes-Stubblefield Lake Loops 15
2 30-Acre Lake 21
3 Kepple Lake 25
4 Columbia Plateau Trail 30
5 Deep Creek Loop 34
6 Bown and Pitcher Loop 39
7 Valley Trail-Indian Painted Rocks Trail Loop 45
8 Little Spokane River 50
9 Centennial Trail 55
Honorable Mention
A Beacon Hill 60
Region North of Spokane
10 Entrance Loop 63
11 Burping Brook Loop 67
12 Trail 120 71
13 Bald Knob to Lower Loop Road Trailhead 75
14 Mount Kit Carson-Day Mountain Loop 81
15 Mount Kit Carson Summit 87
16 Mount Spokane Summit-Saddle Junction 92
17 Quartz Mountain Lookout 97
Honorable Mention
B Bald Knob-CCC Cabin 103
Region Near Coeur d'Alene
18 Camp Hughes Loop 105
19 English Point East 111
20 English Point West 116
21 Tubbs Hill Loop 121
22 Tubbs Hill Summit 126
23 Cougar Bay Nature Conservancy Preserve 130
24 Mineral Ridge Trail System 135
25 Mount Coeur d'Alene 141
Region North and East of Coeur d'Alene
26 Lynx Trail 148
27 Squirrel Cache Trail 153
28 Bernard Peak/Scout Trail 157
29 Highpoint Trail 162
30 Beaver Bay Shoreline Loop 167
31 Buttonhook Bay Loop 171
32 Willow Lakeview Loop 175
33 Chilco Mountain National Recreation Trail 179
34 Fourth of July Pass Inner Loop 184
35 Fourth of July Pass Outer Loop 189
Honorable Mention
C Mullan Military Road 194
Region South of Coeur d'Alene
36 Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes 197
37 Whitetail-Shoeffler Butte Loops 204
38 Indian Cliffs Trail 209
39 CCC Nature Trail 213
40 Lakeshore Loop Trail 217
41 James E. Dewey-Iron Mountain Loop 222
42 Fireplace to Mission Mountain Summit 227
43 Lone Pine Viewpoint 231
Honorable Mention
D Mullan Military Road 235
The Art of Hiking 236
Hike Index 259
About the Author 261
