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Lookout Pass Ski Area – Idaho Side

Rent & Pick Up: Bikes, Lights, Helmets, Tag-alongs for kids who want to ride behind their parents & Burley Trailers for little kids & other Equipment. All our bikes come with a complimentary bike rack so you can drive with your rental bikes from Lookout Pass to the Trailhead at Taft, MT.
Purchase Trail & Shuttle Passes
Reservations Pick Up
Restrooms & Area Information
Food, Beverage & Retail Store. Shop for items you might need or want along the trail.

Montana Side

If you already have bikes we still ask that you come up to Lookout Pass to purchase your Trail & Shuttle Passes. You will then follow the directions above to get to the trail.
While here check out our to go food offerings, drinks, gloves, sweatshirts or T-shirts that will keep you warm in the tunnels, especially in the long St. Paul Pass aka Taft Tunnel.
After getting your gear, tickets, shuttle passes and any food needed etc.

Starting Location	Miles to Lookout Pass
Spokane, WA	90 miles
Coeur d’ Alene, ID	56 miles
Kellogg, ID	22 miles
Wallace, ID	12 miles
St. Maries, ID	75 miles
Missoula, MT	100 miles
Plains, MT	67 miles
Superior, MT	47 miles
St. Regis, MT	33 miles
Seattle, WA	372 miles
Lewiston, ID	169 miles
Portland, OR	442 miles

More Information

The trail may be accessed from different directions. From east or west off I-90, take the Taft Exit 5 in Montana (5 miles east from Lookout Pass). After exiting, just follow the signs and go across the bridge to route 506 and head uphill for 2 miles to the East Portal trailhead which is the top elevation trailhead and where most visitors choose to start. Taft Exit 5, off I-90, is midway between Spokane, WA and Missoula, MT, just 5 miles east of Lookout Pass. The East Portal trailhead has a large parking area, but we encourage those with RV’s to park at camp sites along the way or just off the Taft, MT exit in their large parking lot as it is just off the highway. There is limited parking at East portal for smaller RV’s. No sevices are offered at any of the parking areas that serve the trail.

See our Lodging page for suggestions of Full Service commercial RV Camping sites in the area.

IT’S IMPORTANT to note that Lookout Pass Ski Area, located right alongside I-90, at Exit 0, right on the Idaho/Montana state line, serves as the bike rental shop, service and information center. Trail tickets, shuttle tickets, rental bikes, helmets and lights, food service, souvenirs, maps and information are all available at Lookout Pass. Credit cards are accepted there. We only store delivered Rental Bikes at the East Portal trailhead.
If you didn’t already pay for delivery of your rental bikes please go to Ski Lookout Pass to get rental bikes.
Know you can pay to have Rental Bikes, Shuttle Passes, Trail Passes, Sack lunches delivered to the East Portal Trailhead, Drinks, and snacks are available at both the East Portal and Pearson Trailheads.

From the South, go through St. Maries and take FH 50 East to Avery, then proceed North on FS Road 456, also known as Moon Pass, for 9 miles. There is parking for about 18 vehicles at the Pearson trailhead. Pearson is the bottom elevation trailhead. If you choose to start your ride here it is an uphill pedal or you can take the shuttle from the bottom up. Shuttles start running around 11 to 11:30 on most days.

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