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22 – Miners Cabin

This is private property! Please be respectful.

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Coordinates: 43.00490, -116.69926
Elevation: 7614 ft
Difficulty: 3
What to Expect: No info

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AndyC

Found some Mountain Shanties up here. Stayed off private property.

What bike did you take?
Husky 901
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
3
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Robert

Really nice view but it is private property, so I didn’t get to close. Took a quick picture and took off.

What bike did you take?
KTM890R
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
2
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Boltupright

Dang this place would be cool to own. Nice climb. Low grade 3. Watch for utvs. Half the valley was up here.

What bike did you take?
BMW 1250 ADV
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
3
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Dougiethenoo

Road seems more challenging than a 2 here. Whoever owns this must enjoy the view from their porch.

What bike did you take?
KLR
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
2
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BobbyRay208

Private Property! Snapped a pic and moved on

What bike did you take?
Tiger 800
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
2
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Ed Torrey

A very cool little cabin.

What bike did you take?
KTM890
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
2
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Trent01

The cabin is easy to miss.

What bike did you take?
1200GS
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
2
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Tumbleweed208

Easy to miss, tucked away. Private property sign clearly posted and there was a truck parked there so I didn’t want to go any further up the driveway.

What bike did you take?
KTM 500 EXCF
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
2
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Dusty1

We stopped short of the private property signs. Very pretty area.

What bike did you take?
CRF450L
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
1
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jsk83687

Didn’t go all the way down to the cabin.

What bike did you take?
Husky 901e
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
2
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Idabiker

We kept a respectful distance due to the no trespassing signs.

What bike did you take?
KLR 650 2008
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
1
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JRATZ

What a cool place

What bike did you take?
KTM 500
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
2
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Peyton Crane

I rode with my dad to miners cabin, war eagle is close so it is worth going up there after you get your picture. The terrain is difficult if you lose your speed but as long as you keep a steady pace you will get up to the top in no time.

What bike did you take?
TTR 125
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
3
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FW190Pilot

We rode past the entrance to this place at first. No one was home so we didn’t venture much past the private property sign. 2 on this bike.

What bike did you take?
KTM 350 EXCF
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
2
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englund

Cool place

What bike did you take?
DR650
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
2
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chatty03

we almost missed this

What bike did you take?
TE310
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
2
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Alex Crane

Great little stop on the way to War Eagle! We stopped here and took our picture, and then headed to War Eagle. On the way down we came across a pickup truck coming up the hill and stopped to talk to them. Apparently they were the owners of the cabin, and super nice folks.

The ride up here is a 2.5, but I will mark it as a 3. Just to this point I would take the adventure bike, but since we were going on to War Eagle I took the DRZ.

What bike did you take?
DRZ400
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
3
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NjD

Wonderful little cabin with charm and views!

What bike did you take?
KTM 890R
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BB445

Last stop on our overnighter. Very cool place overlooking the valley beyond. You can tell the owners have done some upkeep to keep the place intact with the harsh winters. Wished we could have popped up to War Eagle site but still too much snow for our loaded ADV bikes!.

What bike did you take?
KTM890R
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
2
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Jason

Super cool cabin. I didn’t venture up to the cabin since it was posted private property.

What bike did you take?
KTM 790
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
3
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chatty

blink and you’ll miss it.

What bike did you take?
beta 390 RRS
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
3
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Justin Wilke

When I got there the owner and his friends were enjoying some beverages on the porch. He inherited it from his grandfather. They were all very friendly and very happy to tell me all about the cabin’s history and invited me to poke around inside. Apparently, this is called Count’s Cabin, and even has a wooden plaque on the door. I told them their cabin made on the IAMC challenge list, and they may be getting other visitors through the year. They seemed happy about it and welcomed kind company.
This was very easy to get to. I’d rate it about a 2.2 if I could, but I’m rating it a 3 because it isn’t a wide flat graded gravel road like the other level 2’s I’ve ridden.

What bike did you take?
DR650
Ride Difficulty (1 to 5)
3
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