IDLER’S REST CONSERVATORY, just northeast of Moscow, offers idyllic woods adjacent to the Palouse farmlands. You can also cross over the road and hike the trails beyond the creek. From Moscow, take Mountain View Road north then turn east on Idler’s Rest Road. Watch for signs.
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The site has several trails, one easy along the creek with towering fir and cedar, one middle that goes through a grassland, and one longer and harder that climbs out of the valley floor.
About seven miles from Moscow lies a cedar grove spared by the logging of the early 1900s. Take Mountain View Road (on the east side of Moscow) north until the road comes to a T — take the right path to enter Idler's Rest Road, which passes a small parking area to the left of the road just before it hits a dead end. After parking, choose one of three short trails to explore. One follows Paradise Creek through the towering cedars, one enters a grassland and the last one is a steep climb uphill. Watch out for the burned, abandoned cabin in the nearby woods and enter at your own risk.