Bottle Bay Loop

One of the scenic routes from Sandpoint.

This map does not show the Sandpoint/Sagle bike paty.  Please use it, NOT Hwy 95 south out of town.

As you head out of Sandpoint southbound, keep east to get on the "old" Long Bridge, which is no longer open to motorized traffic.  The Bike Path is on the east side of Hwy 95 and down near water level --not up at highway level.

Cross the Bike/Blade/Pedestrian Long Bridge southbound.

Turn left onto Bottle Bay Road, and follow it to its "TEE" intersection with Sagle Road.

Turn right onto Sagle road and follow it back to Lignite Road, just before Sagle Road crosses the railroad tracks.  Follow Lignite back to Bottle Bay road and return to Sandpoint.

A variation of the Bottle Bay Loop is to stay on the bike path past Bottle Bay Road and make the loop counterclockwise by turning left onto Sagle Road.  Go over the hill and keep a sharp eye out for Bottle Bay Road, where you turn left and come back westerly to the bike path at Hwy 95.

It is a good thing to avoid riding into a low sun that makes it hard for overtaking traffic to see you.  Ride this loop counterclockwise in the late afternoon, clockwise in the early morning.