The maps have been updated as of 5/29/2009.
GREENBELT CLASSIC (3 MILES): Designed for children, beginners, or those not wanting to put out the energy for the longer rides, this course is mostly on a segment of Nampa’s Greenbelt which follows along the Wilson Drain creek going through Nampa. It is beautifully landscaped and provides great viewing of ducks, geese, goats, sheep, llamas, cows, and horses. It is essentially flat. There is one rest stop. There will be volunteers to guide riders to stay on the correct course.
IDAHO INDEPENDENT BANK UPPER DAM TOUR (10 MILES): For those who have spent a bit of time in the saddle but who don’t want to get too athletic, this is a fun social ride for you. There is a slight climb, though not very strenuous, as you approach Lake Lowell and the Deer Flat National Recreation Area. The scenery there is wonderful. There is a rest stop adjacent to the lake, boat launch, and park. The return trip includes one not very serious climb for about a quarter mile and then some nice downgrade riding as well.
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BLUE CROSS OF IDAHO LAKE LOWELL TOUR (25 MILES) - NEW!! For those wanting more of a challenge than 10 miles, but not ready for the strain of 35 miles. You will enjoy this new addition to the bike tour family! You will depart from Nampa High and travel down 12th Ave to Lake Shore. You will enjoy the scenery of Lake Lowell as you bike along the lake shore. This will be a wonderful tour for the growing cyclist inside of you!
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COUNTRY TOUR (35 MILES): One should be somewhat of a cyclist to participate in this ride. It is the most popular of the five Bob LeBow Bike Tour routes, and for good reason. The route is precisely 35.5 miles and includes some hills – none are killer hills, but they require some strenuous pedaling. The scenery makes it worth it though! Once south of Lake Lowell there are incredible displays of Canyon County’s agricultural productivity and diversity, including huge mint fields and vineyards. A rest stop near Sawtooth Winery is at the 13 mile mark and a second rest stop is at the very scenic Lower Dam on the west end of Lake Lowell, near the 25 mile mark.
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COMMERCIAL TIRE METRIC CENTURY (62 MILES): For fairly serious cyclists, this ride too includes incredible scenery of areas of the Snake River Valley that many residents of the area have never even seen. Melba is the first rest stop at the TRHS Melba Clinic. That’s where the scenic vistas really begin, as riders head down into the Snake River Valley with the panorama of the Owyhee Mountains in the backdrop. As they ride west on Map Rock Road along the Snake River, they are in the Deerflat National Wildlife Refuge, they will see few automobiles, they will see grand cliffs on their right, and they will find a second rest stop. From there, they ride on to a third rest stop at the TRHS Marsing Clinic. Returning back across the Snake River and a significant climb out of the canyon, they too will head toward the scenic Lower Dam on the west end of Lake Lowell for their last rest stop before heading back to Nampa along the northern shore of Lake Lowell.
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CENTURY (100 MILES): This “mother of all rides” is not for the faint of heart, although it is not scary. It is long, it is very diversely scenic, it covers all kinds of terrain, it includes six rest stops, and it has both flat areas and rolling hills, without any killer hills. There is one very dramatic descent to the floor of the Snake River Valley. It goes into Marsing and on to Homedale in Owyhee County, and from there into Oregon before returning across the Snake River back to Idaho. In Idaho it takes riders through amazing agricultural areas of onion fields, hops farms, and the magnificent Clayton Tree Farm where there is always a highly enjoyable rest stop. Rest stops are well spaced throughout and the last part of the ride does not contain any significant hills. For the past six years, Century riders have been extremely complimentary about the ride.
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