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USFS National Forest System Trails · California · Updated June 2026

Inyo National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

FBike Access Grade F — 7% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

Inyo National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of F: 7% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Restricted — traditional bikes are open on very few of the forest’s rideable miles.

Inyo National Forest carries 1,450 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 22.3 mi across 10 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 307 segments (349 mi).

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What the USFS data shows for Inyo National Forest

Of the 1,450 mi of mapped trail in Inyo National Forest, 2% — 22.3 mi across 10 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.

Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 1,575 of 1,686 surfaced segments (93%).

On the USFS difficulty rating, easy is the most common designation here — 856 of 1,686 rated segments (51%) — across all uses, not bikes alone.

USFS records a year-round bike season for this forest, though high-elevation trails clear later in practice.

The longest single named bike segment in the data is Sawabu Flat Trail at 18.02 mi on native dirt, rated easy by USFS.

Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 307 segments (349 mi), and 4 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.

F
Bike Access Grade
7% of rideable miles bike-open
160
Ridable trails
with their own page
22.3 mi
Bike-designated
10 segments
1,450 mi
Total NFS trail
1,686 segments
349 mi
Class 1 e-bike
307 segments

Trail surface

  • Native Material1,575
  • Snow93
  • Asphalt13
  • Imported Compacted Material4
  • Other1

USFS trail class (1 = primitive · 5 = developed)

  • Class 2982
  • Class 3463
  • Class 1115
  • Class 4104
  • Class 522

2% of this forest's mapped trail is bike-designated. Note: USFS records trail grade (steepness), not technical MTB difficulty — we surface grade where present but do not infer a black/blue/green rating from it.

Largest bike-designated trails

TrailMilesSurfaceTrail classBike season
Sawabu Flat Trail18.02Native Material——
Coyote Flats To Piper Peak13.21Native Material——
Sand Canyon Trail8.43Native Material——
Dead Horse Meadow Trail7.86Native Material——
Lower Rock Creek7.73Native Material—Year-round
Black Canyon To Redding Canyon7.11Native Material——
Betty Jumbo Mine Trail6.62Native Material——
Black Canyon6.08Native Material——
35e4215.94Native Material——
Schober Lookout Trail5.62Native Material——
30e3065.43Native Material——
35e3025.41Native Material——
Mountain View Mtn. Bike5.36Native Material—Year-round
35e3055.08Native Material——
Armstrong Canyon Trail4.84Native Material——
Laurel Mountain Trail4.73Native Material——
35e4194.69Native Material——
36e4054.68Native Material——
Red Lake Trail Head4.55Native Material——
28e2134.52Native Material——
35e3094.51Native Material——
Funnel Lake Loop Trail4.35Native Material——
Wheeler Crest Trail4.2Native Material——
Baker Creek Trail4.18Native Material——
Cottonwood Creek Trail3.97Native Material——

Every trail in Inyo National Forest

All 160 ridable trails in this forest — every trail where USFS data designates mountain-bike or Class 1 e-bike use, grouped by grade-based steepness. Grade reflects slope, not technical difficulty. Each trail links to its full data profile.

Easy grade (150)

Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).

Intermediate grade (10)

Moderate grade band.

CSV

Inyo National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 160 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Inyo National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Inyo National Forest

Class 1 on 307 segments · Class 2 on 307 · Class 3 on 307. See full e-bike rules for Inyo National Forest →

Where it is

Approximate center of Inyo National Forest. USFS trail geometry isn't mapped here — use the ranger district for trailheads.

Frequently asked questions

What is the bike access grade for Inyo National Forest?
Inyo National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of F: 7% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Restricted — traditional bikes are open on very few of the forest’s rideable miles.
How many miles of mountain bike trail are in Inyo National Forest?
Inyo National Forest has about 22.3 mi of bike-designated trail across 10 segments, out of 1,450 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Inyo National Forest?
Most bike-designated trails in Inyo National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
Are e-bikes allowed in Inyo National Forest?
Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 307 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

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