The Centennial Trail, Spokane WA & Coeur d'Alene ID

If cycling with plenty of beer and pizza stops sounds like a good time,  the cities of Spokane, Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene share a roughly 64 mile long paved multi-use bike path from Lake Coeur d'Alene on the East end to Nine Mile Falls, WA on the West end all following the Spokane River through urban and less urban scenery. 

Close to the West end of the trail..  still around another 7 miles West from here are paved.

Bowl & Pitcher natural area bridge, in Western Spokane

A view from just West of downtown Spokane

A view of downtown Spokane, from Kendall Yards

The Pavilion in the middle of Spokane

Along the riverfront just East of downtown

East of Spokane, toward Spokane Valley/Millwood

A bridge in Spokane Valley

The water is always this clear,  but it's usually very cold this close to the lake.   It warms up as it heads West.

The Idaho state line

A park area in Post Falls, ID

The East end of the Centennial Trail near the lake shore in Coeur d'Alene

I have only traveled about 20 miles of this trail so far and there are still a few gaps to navigate - the part nearest my house is one of those gaps but it's a tremendous resource to have, an easy highway to downtown without having to drive & a few neighborhoods have embraced the trail with restaurants immediately off it,  some even have bike repair stations with air and tools to borrow. 

It's not all wilderness,  there's also wilderness particularly at the West end of the trail but parks all along it to stop and rest,  or just to provide parking if you drive-and-ride.