LOLO HOT SPRINGS
This ride incorporates a very popular stretch of the TransAmerica Bicycle
Trail, the 4,500-mile cross-country route originally mapped by Bikecentennial
in 1975.
A few years before that historic cycling route was laid out – 170 years
to be exact – the Lewis and Clark expedition followed a similar route,
heading up Lolo Creek from a campsite near present Lolo (they called it “Traveller’s
Rest) into the Bitterroot Mountains and then over Lolo Pass.
The turnaround point (or ending point, should you have a shuttle and choose
to to the ride as a point-to-point) is the Lolo Hot Springs Resort. With a
full slate of amenities that include luscious soaking pools, this is one hot
spot that is popular with recreationists the year around.
Location:
Near Missoula
Type: Road Ride
Rating: Easy to Moderate
Mileage: 25.5 miles
