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USFS National Forest System Trails · Grade-based steepness · Updated June 2026

Easy Grade Mountain Bike Trails

USFS slope data places 4,071 ridable National Forest trails (9,530 mi total) in the Easy grade band — shallow average grades across 33 states. This is a steepness measure derived from the agency's GRADE field, not a technical mountain-bike difficulty rating.

4,071
Easy-grade trails
ridable segments
9,530 mi
Total trail
33
States covered
60
Listed below
longest trails
Grade is steepness, not technicality. These read as low-gradient routes on paper — good candidates for relaxed pedaling, family rides, or warming up — but slope says nothing about tread roughness, exposure, or how technical the trail actually rides. We label these trails by the USFS GRADE field only and never translate it into a green/blue/black technical rating. Browse all ridable trails →

Longest easy-grade trails

The 60 longest trails in this grade band, by mapped mileage. Each links to its full USFS data profile.

TrailMilesSurfaceNational forestState
Maah Daah Hey145 miImported Compacted MaterialDakota Prairie GrasslandsNorth Dakota
Mccct- Bwc82.7 miNative MaterialHuron-Manistee National ForestMichigan
Arizona Trail76.7 miNative MaterialKaibab National ForestArizona
Prospector Ohv74.8 miNative MaterialSuperior National ForestMinnesota
Paiute (D-4)59.5 miNative MaterialFishlake National ForestUtah
Snyder Creek Loop50.3 miNative MaterialMedicine Bow-Routt National ForestColorado
Great Western Trail (D-4)41.4 miNative MaterialFishlake National ForestUtah
Turtle Mountain41.3 miNative MaterialPike and San Isabel National ForestsColorado
Mack Lake Loop Trail39.6 miNative MaterialHuron-Manistee National ForestMichigan
Railroad Right-Of-Way39.4 miNative MaterialCaribou-Targhee National ForestIdaho
Centennial Trail36.3 miNative MaterialNational Forests in FloridaFlorida
Brevoort-Cedarville Ohv35.6 miImported Compacted MaterialHiawatha National ForestMichigan
Sandstone Trail33.5 miNative MaterialKisatchie National ForestLouisiana
Huron Orv, Smt/Huron Orv Trail32.4 miNative MaterialHuron-Manistee National ForestMichigan
North Country National Scenic31 miImported Compacted MaterialDakota Prairie GrasslandsNorth Dakota
Meadows - Mccct30.6 miNative MaterialHuron-Manistee National ForestMichigan
Mt. City Atv30.5 miNative MaterialHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestNevada
Enduro29.9 miNative MaterialKisatchie National ForestLouisiana
Alcona Atv Trail29.1 miNative MaterialHuron-Manistee National ForestMichigan
Broad Hollow-Sheep Valley28.8 miNative MaterialFishlake National ForestUtah
Moss Lake Motorcycle Trail26.6 miNative MaterialHiawatha National ForestMichigan
Cross/ Wringer Atv25.2 miCrushed Aggregate Or GravelSuperior National ForestMinnesota
West Outer Loop24.9 miNative MaterialOzark-St. Francis National ForestArkansas
Longleaf Trail24.3 miNative MaterialNational Forests in FloridaFlorida
Robinson Connector24 miNative MaterialTahoe National ForestCalifornia
Wagoner22.8 miNative MaterialPrescott National ForestArizona
Cove Mountain Road22.5 miNative MaterialFishlake National ForestUtah
Cedar Creek Motorsport Trail22 miNative MaterialHuron-Manistee National ForestMichigan
Soo Line Atv Trail21.1 miImported Compacted MaterialChippewa National ForestMinnesota
Grand Island Bike21 miImported Compacted MaterialHiawatha National ForestMichigan
Bizz Johnson21 miImported Compacted MaterialLassen National ForestCalifornia
Claiborne Woodworth20.6 miNative MaterialKisatchie National ForestLouisiana
Claiborne North20.4 miNative MaterialKisatchie National ForestLouisiana
Haywire Grade Atv20.3 miImported Compacted MaterialHiawatha National ForestMichigan
Strongs - Soo Orv Route20.2 miImported Compacted MaterialHiawatha National ForestMichigan
West Fork Rail Trail20.2 miImported Compacted MaterialMonongahela National ForestWest Virginia
Paisley Woods Mtn Bike20.1 miNative MaterialNational Forests in FloridaFlorida
Huckleberry Ohv19.9 miNative MaterialIdaho Panhandle National ForestsIdaho
Huckleberry Mtn-Orange19.7 miNative MaterialOzark-St. Francis National ForestArkansas
Livingston Little Creek19.5 miNative MaterialKisatchie National ForestLouisiana
Miltary19.4 miNative MaterialPrescott National ForestArizona
Red Tail Rim Trail19.3 miNative MaterialModoc National ForestCalifornia
Gum Springs Horse Trail19.1 miNative MaterialKisatchie National ForestLouisiana
Pipeline Trail19.1 miNative MaterialNational Forests in FloridaFlorida
Buffalo Gap19 miNative MaterialDakota Prairie GrasslandsNorth Dakota
Harriman Trail18.6 miOtherSawtooth National ForestIdaho
Milos - Pine Canyon18.4 miNative MaterialFishlake National ForestUtah
Claiborne Boy Scout Trail18.1 miNative MaterialKisatchie National ForestLouisiana
Snomobile # 118 miSnowOchoco National ForestOregon
Sawabu Flat Trail18 miNative MaterialInyo National ForestCalifornia
Meadows-M33 Trail17.5 miNative MaterialHuron-Manistee National ForestMichigan
Buffalo Pass Winter17.4 miSnowMedicine Bow-Routt National ForestColorado
Continental Divide Trail17.2 miNative MaterialCaribou-Targhee National ForestIdaho
Virginia Creeper16.8 miImported Loose MaterialGeorge Washington and Jefferson National ForestVirginia
Coalwood Grade Atv16.8 miNative MaterialHiawatha National ForestMichigan
Bradford East Outer Loop16.7 miNative MaterialOzark-St. Francis National ForestArkansas
Wandering Wiregrass16.6 miNative MaterialNational Forests in FloridaFlorida
Big Bend Ridge Trail16.4 miNative MaterialCaribou-Targhee National ForestIdaho
Pumpcreek Trail16.1 miNative MaterialMedicine Bow-Routt National ForestColorado
Turtle Mountain15.9 miNative MaterialPike and San Isabel National ForestsColorado

Easy-grade trails by state

How the 4,071 easy-grade trails break down across 33 states. Open a state for its full forest-by-forest data.

StateEasy-grade trailsMiles
Michigan1,2751,916 mi
Idaho4131,056 mi
Colorado4111,255 mi
Minnesota338575 mi
California238647 mi
Utah223658 mi
Nevada218314 mi
New Mexico169391 mi
South Dakota138269 mi
Arizona100369 mi
Florida72291 mi
Montana71217 mi
Alaska48155 mi
Arkansas47163 mi
Virginia40125 mi
Oregon3697.3 mi
Washington32118 mi
Kentucky3039.4 mi
Indiana29113 mi
North Carolina2441 mi
Vermont2066.9 mi
Wyoming1934.2 mi
Louisiana18216 mi
Nebraska1566.5 mi
North Dakota13235 mi
Texas1135.1 mi
Missouri716.2 mi
Alabama510.7 mi
New Hampshire411.2 mi
West Virginia321.9 mi
Ohio27.1 mi
Georgia10.5 mi
Wisconsin10.5 mi

Frequently asked questions

What does "Easy" grade mean for a mountain bike trail?
It means the trail falls in the gentlest grade band of the USFS GRADE field — shallow average grades. It describes how steep the route is, not how technical it is to ride; a easy-grade trail can still be smooth or rough depending on its surface.
How many national forest trails are Easy grade?
About 4,071 ridable trails (9,530 mi of trail) across 33 states fall in the Easy grade band in the current USFS data.
Is USFS grade the same as a green/blue/black difficulty rating?
No. USFS records a slope-based grade band, not the green/blue/black technical scale you see on trail-system maps. We surface the grade honestly and never infer a technical rating from it.

Other grade bands

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