New trail segment offers link all the way to Spokane

Marshall area resident Nancy Czech takes a break after riding to the top end of the paved portion of Spokane’s Fish Lake Trail.

Opening of another segment of paved trail at Spokane last month means bicycle riders and hikers in this area can make a downhill run all the way to the downtown area of Spokane. The Spokane Fish Lake trail addition can be linked with the Columbia Plateau Trail which runs mostly in Adams County on the former Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad line.

Mile marker 365 at the Fish Lake trailhead marks the end of the state’s Columbia Plateau Trail on the former SP&S.

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