This is a cue sheet for the Silverwood loop Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.
| Cumulative | Distance | Where | Notes | Direction | Elevation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0km | 0km | Start | Brunner Road, where it skirts south of the Silverwood theme park is unpaved for a bit under 1/2 mile. After you cross the railroad tracks it is paved and I think this short unpaved distance is worth it to avoid other routes that have much heavier and more dangerous traffic. | W | 270° | 711m |
| 2.57km | 2.57km | Clagstone Road | Turn right. | NNE | 1° | 727m |
| 7.41km | 4.84km | Highway 54 | Straight across. | NNE | 0° | 759m |
| 13.47km | 6.06km | Enter Bonner County | This route now proceeds over about 7 miles of unpaved roads. I did this on my skinny tire road bike and found it tolerable. I am a pretty cautious rider but even so I found the road surface mostly ridable. I did walk the bike in a few spots where there was a lot of loose gravel, the roadbed was steep or steeply banked, or particularly rough washboard. | NW | 304° | 754m |
| 18.79km | 5.31km | Road Junction | Watch carefully for this junction - it looks as though missing it will take you quite far off route. I didn't see good road signs on the unpaved section of this ride. Turn right, cross railroad tracks, and then turn left. | ENE | 53° | 694m |
| 20.73km | 1.95km | Road junction | Take the left fork | NW | 305° | 659m |
| 23.9km | 3.17km | Spirit Lake Cut-Off Road | Pavement again. Hallelujah! Straight ahead. | NNE | 1° | 697m |
| 32.5km | 8.6km | Dufort Road | Turn left. | WNW | 270° | 640m |
| 41.02km | 8.51km | Priest River | It's a short ride across the bridge to Priest River, a good spot to take a break. There are some small shops, cafes, and a tourist center in downtown, and the typical gas stations/quick-marts and a small city park with a restroom on Highway 2. Straight ahead to continue this route. | WNW | 278° | 636m |
| 48.57km | 7.55km | Hoo Doo Loop | Hoo Doo Loop avoids some of the stretch on Highway 41 where there is heavy traffic and not much of a shoulder. I also found it VERY scenic. Turn left. | SSW | 181° | 702m |
| 58.11km | 9.54km | Highway 41 | Ok, you've got about 12 miles on Highway 41. I rode this on a Sunday, and there was lots of traffic and not much shoulder. I would guess that during the week it could be very heavily travelled. Be careful! Turn left. | S | 180° | 695m |
| 67.85km | 9.73km | Blanchard | A friendly survivalist at the EZ Mart in Blanchard chatted me up while I was resting. It's definitely Idaho. I learned two things in Blanchard: poaching logs and selling them for firewood is a quick way to make a buck; and, the residents of Athol, fed up with the jokes about their town name, voted to change it to Anuth. | SE | 123° | 697m |
| 81.66km | 13.82km | Highway 54 | Turn left. | ESE | 101° | 785m |
| 86.27km | 4.61km | Ramsey Road | Turn right. | SSW | 183° | 781m |
| 91.17km | 4.9km | Brunner Road | Follow the pavement - turn left. | ESE | 91° | 760m |
| 98.62km | 7.45km | Silverwood Theme Park | Listen to the screams of the Silverwood denizens. Hopefully your leg muscles are not also screaming. | SW | 217° | 711m |