12.0 miles
Distance
2,531 ft
Climb
-2,568 ft
Descent
4,418 ft
High Point
Full Caribou Loop. Starts at campground, up Beauty Creek Road (paved), up 257, up FS road to summit, down Caribou all the way back to campground. Warning - lower Caribou is very difficult with steep exposure in places.
Detailed Description
257 / Caribou Loop is a 12 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Coeur d'Alene Idaho. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 8 trails. This route climbs 2,531 ft with a max elevation of 4,418 ft then descends -2,568 ft.
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Avg time2 hr 0 min
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Altitude change-35 ft
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Altitude min2,139 ft
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Altitude start2,180 ft
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Altitude end2,146 ft
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Grade-0.1%
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Grade max-68.8%
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Grade min67.4%
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Distance climb7 miles
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Distance down4 miles
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Distance flat3,225 ft
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Caribou Ridge Tree Surfing
trail: Lower Caribou Ridge Trail
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May 24, 2021
Harley testing his tree surfing techniques at Caribou Ridge, this corner gets a lot of people hahaha.
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