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Updated October 2026

Sequoia National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

Mountain bike

24.8mi

designated on 9 segments

2% of mapped trail

E-bike

393miClass 1

designated on 89 segments

38% of mapped trail

Mountain bike

24.8mi

designated on 9 segments

2% of mapped trail

Season on record
Year-round
Bike Access Grade
F6% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

E-bike

393miClass 1

designated on 89 segments

  • Class 1393 mi
  • Class 2393 mi
  • Class 3393 mi

Treated as a motor vehicle: ridden only where designated.

Ridable trails
85
Mapped trail
1,024 mi on 313 segments

Both lanes share one scale: the 1,024 mi of National Forest System trail mapped in Sequoia National Forest, California. From USFS National Forest System Trails records, updated October 2026.

Sequoia National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of F: 6% 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.

Sequoia National Forest carries 1,024 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 24.8 mi across 9 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 89 segments (393 mi).

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What the USFS data shows for Sequoia National Forest

Of the 1,024 mi of mapped trail in Sequoia National Forest, 2% — 24.8 mi across 9 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.

Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 302 of 313 surfaced segments (96%).

On the USFS difficulty rating, advanced is the most common designation here — 279 of 311 rated segments (90%) — 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 Cannell Meadow at 24.21 mi on native dirt, rated advanced by USFS.

Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 89 segments (393 mi), and 5 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.

Trail surface

  • Native Material302
  • Snow8
  • Asphalt2
  • Imported Compacted Material1

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

  • Class 3184
  • Class 2119
  • Class 45
  • Class 54
  • Class 11

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

TrailMiles
Cannell MeadowNative Material24.21
RinconNative Material20.6
Woolstalf MeadowNative Material17.83
Beach MeadowNative Material15.5
Badger GapNative Material12.27
Fish CreekNative MaterialYear-round11.71
Kern RiverNative Material10.22
Kern CanyonNative Material9.84
SirettaNative Material9.75
RattlesnakeNative Material9.52
AlbinitaNative Material9.42
Dry MeadowNative Material8.94
Willow GulchNative Material8.9
Sherman Pass 4x4 JeepNative Material8.77
Trout CreekNative Material8.53
Blackrock MountainNative Material8.45
Liebel PeakNative Material8.22
Schaeffer MeadowNative Material8.12
Mill CreekNative Material7.81
Clear CreekNative Material7.26
Tobias CreekNative Material7.11
Remington RidgeNative Material7.11
PortugueseNative Material6.89
Beach Ridge OhvNative Material6.78
Jackass CreekNative Material6.55

Every trail in Sequoia National Forest

All 85 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.

Intermediate grade (1)

Moderate grade band.

Advanced grade (81)

Steep grade band.

Expert grade (3)

Steepest grade band.

CSV

Sequoia National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 85 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Sequoia National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Sequoia National Forest

Class 1 on 89 segments · Class 2 on 89 · Class 3 on 89. See full e-bike rules for Sequoia National Forest →

Where it is

Approximate center of Sequoia 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 Sequoia National Forest?
Sequoia National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of F: 6% 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 Sequoia National Forest?
Sequoia National Forest has about 24.8 mi of bike-designated trail across 9 segments, out of 1,024 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Sequoia National Forest?
Most bike-designated trails in Sequoia National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
Are e-bikes allowed in Sequoia National Forest?
Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 89 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

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