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Mullan sits at 3,278 feet above sea level in a sheltered canyon of the Coeur d’Alene Mountains, six miles from the Montana border. Downtown has historic architecture and mining relics, including the Morning Club building and the Captain John Mullan Museum.

Wallace is known as the “Silver Capital of the World.” While in town, check out the Wallace District Mining Museum, Sierra Silver Mine Tour, and Northern Pacific Depot Museum to learn more about this rich mining history. The population of Wallace is under 1000 people, but it seems busier in the summer due to tourism.

This bridge over the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River is one of the few scenic bridges along the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes, giving views of pine forests and the river below.

The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes passes under I-90, where this overpass can serve as shade for some bikers or shelter in a rainstorm. It is not uncommon for the northern Rockies to see quick changes in weather.

The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes Eastern Terminus is just south of the Lucky Friday Mine, where the trail meets Friday Avenue. This mine mainly produces silver, but also creates lead and zinc byproducts.

Make sure you have a very bright headlamp and a jacket (or rain gear) it is completely dark, cold, wet, and muddy.

Partially paved and partially gravel, the trek up Petty Creek Road is great for bike touring and gravel riding. When you are riding away from the river, the route is mostly uphill (very gradual, though), and it's an easy, fast descent back down to the river. Once you get to the very top of Petty Creek Road, there are a few different forest roads you could turn onto. If you want to extend your ride, you can combine some of the other roads to make different loops.

Ninemile Road is a popular gravel biking road in Frenchtown, Montana. The road is dirt with rolling hills pretty much the entire time and doesn't see a ton of vehicular traffic. This is a great place to go if you don't want a super long ride, but you don't want something completely flat, either.