The Latah Trail Foundation (LTF) was founded in the spring of 1998, by a handful of people with a vision for safe, non-motorized transportation and recreation along the former Moscow-Arrow rail line. The group quickly organized itself and developed a common mission as stated below.   Mission: To preserve the historic Moscow-Arrow railroad corridor for non-motorized recreational and transportation uses for Latah County, its residents and visitors, and To provide Latah County and its communities with support to provide this physical connection to their past and open an avenue for their future. The Latah Trail Foundation has focused on one aspect of their vision, a path between the cities of Moscow and Troy. LTF has gathered tremendous support for building this safe and scenic off-the-highway paved route that will be used by pedestrians, bikers, rollerbladers, walkers, runners, wheel-chair operators, cross-country skiers and others with non-motorized transportation.

Latah Trail Foundation volunteers helped to gather more than 1,700 signatures on a petition supporting a bicycle/pedestrian path between Moscow and Troy.  The petition was instrumental in capturing the attention of Latah County, which has since taken the lead in the progress of making the path a reality.  The groundswell of local support also helped to convince the Idaho Transportation Department to get behind the project.

The Latah Trail Project
The purpose of the Latah Trail project is to provide a safe non-motorized transport, conservation, and recreation corridor between Moscow and Troy.

The trail will follow the old, eleven-mile, rail bed between the two communities.  The course of the trail parallels Highway 8 until Howell Road, where it winds north through a heavily-forested area to complete the last couple miles of its journey.

While providing a safe, alternate bike route between the two communities, joggers, pedestrians, roller-bladers, and possibly cross-country skiers could all share the path.  There may even be an opportunity to add a separate equestrian path for a portion of the length.

To make the Latah Trail a reality, it will take the cooperation and efforts of the residents of Latah County and the Palouse.  Working with neighboring landowners to meet their needs and minimize conflicts with existing land uses, such as farming, is critical and will help to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of the Palouse.