Lolo Pass Ride

Description

Come and join us for some climbing and descending fun. Test out your stamina for a long climb before your next big bike tour! We start and end at our mountain home in Zig Zag. The ride takes about 2-3 hours depending on your pace. There is no water on the route so consider bringing 2-3 bottles for water (3 if a hot day). After the ride we'll grill up some lunch and provide chips and ice tea. RIDE IS CANCELED IF THERE IS RAIN IN ZIG ZAG (check forecast local to 97218). SUGGESTION FOR EXTRA MILES: Start your ride at the Sandy Ridge Trail parking lot in Brightwood to add 14 miles to your round trip. From the parking lot it is 7 miles to our house and adds 700 ft of climbing. Use Barlow road to get to Lolo Pass Road. https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/3482113/sandy-ridge-trail-system-full-tour. DIRECTIONS FROM ROUTE 26 IN ZIGZAG: Turn left at Zigzag Mountain Cafe onto Lolo Pass Road. Drive 2.2 miles to Snowcap Way and make a left turn. Then turn immediately left again onto Smith Loop (a dead end, not a loop). Our house is the last on the right. WARNING: Snowcap comes up very suddenly after a leveling off of Lolo Pass road and an S-curve; trees obscure the sign for Snowcap. The sign is on your right, but the road is on your left. There is no cell phone service in Lolo Pass: If calling Pat the night before or day of ride, call the house landline at 503-622-6405.