Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has been involved in the conversion of the 70-mile Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way to a nonmotorized recreation trail. The trail stretches from Columbia Plateau country on the western border of the panhandle of Idaho to the Bitterroot Mountains on the Idaho–Montana border. The trail traverses rolling farmlands, cedar and pine forests, spectacular wetlands along the Coeur d’Alene River, and the historic Silver Valley mining district.

The purpose of creating the map was to provide a guide to the new trail and enable its users to navigate it more easily. It also demonstrated the ability of the Tribe’s GIS group to produce quality commercial maps for the public.