I'm getting the question virtually every day, " Hey how do I get access to the bike course? " Well it's complicated. You can access the public portions of the course, which happen to be the most challenging sections. Here's how: Start at Rathdrum's city park. Ride 4/10 of a mile to Hidden Valley road, take a right. Follow Hidden Valley to Nelson Loop that's a 2.9 mile ride. Stay straight on Nelson Loop for 2 more miles. That will get you to Inland Empire's gate on what they call the M-18. Inland Empire very graciously allows us to use the M-18 on race day but if you wish to access it prior you will need to buy a permit from them. You can get one at a variety of locations. To see where click on their logo on this site. Oh and happy training!!!