Day 29 (June 23, 2020): Hiawatha Rails-to-Trails

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The Route of the Hiawatha mountain bike or hike trail is 15 miles long (one way) with 10 train tunnels and 7 sky-high trestles. The ride starts with a trip through the 1.661 mile long St. Paul Pass Tunnel, also known as the Taft Tunnel. It is a highlight of the trail that follows the crest of the Bitterroot Mountains near Lookout Pass Ski Area. Rode the trail both ways and added an extra 20-miles continuing on the trail. Rounded out the day with 50-miles of riding.

Looking down from the top of a trestle
On a trestle with a second trestle in the distance
Train trestle
Looking through a gap in the trestle boards
Trail
View from trestle with two trestles in the background
Long trestle
Riding an old trestle that will be part of the expanded Hiawatha trail
Waterfall at the 1.7 mile-long tunnel
Tunnel to trestle
Long high trestle

Spent the night in the local Walmart parking lot.