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Updated October 2026

Sierra National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

Mountain bike

0mi

No mountain-bike designation recorded

0% of mapped trail

E-bike

174miClass 1

designated on 253 segments

13% of mapped trail

Mountain bike

0mi

No mountain-bike designation recorded

0% of mapped trail

Season on record
Not recorded
Bike Access Grade
F0% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

E-bike

174miClass 1

designated on 253 segments

  • Class 1174 mi
  • Class 2174 mi
  • Class 3174 mi

Treated as a motor vehicle: ridden only where designated.

Ridable trails
92
Mapped trail
1,334 mi on 717 segments

Both lanes share one scale: the 1,334 mi of National Forest System trail mapped in Sierra National Forest, California. From USFS National Forest System Trails records, updated October 2026.

Sierra National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of F: 0% 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.

Sierra National Forest carries 1,334 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 0 mi across 0 segments is designated for mountain bikes. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 253 segments (174 mi).

Reviewed by CanIBikeHere Editorial Team · Updated
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What the USFS data shows for Sierra National Forest

Sierra National Forest maps 1,334 mi of National Forest System trail across 717 segments, but USFS travel-management data records no bike-designated mileage for this forest — every segment shown here is hike/stock or otherwise non-bike in the official layer.

The network is built mostly on native dirt: 672 of 717 surfaced segments (94%) are native material.

By USFS difficulty rating the trails skew intermediate, the most common designation at 606 of 717 rated segments (85%).

The most common USFS trail class is Class 2 (446 segments), on the 1-primitive to 5-developed scale.

6 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the dataset.

Trail surface

  • Native Material672
  • Snow41
  • Asphalt3
  • Other1

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

  • Class 2446
  • Class 3165
  • Class 195
  • Class 48
  • Class 53

0% 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
Dusy - ErshimNative Material29.12
SwampNative Material12.56
Onion SpringsNative Material4.99
SpanishNative Material4.98
Bald MountainNative Material3.82
Bow TieNative Material3.21
BrewerNative Material3.02
Cattle MountainNative Material2.87
Bear Diversion Ohv RouteNative Material2.46
Strawberry LakeNative Material2.33
Coyote LakeNative Material2.29
PlainNative Material2.25
Grant GradeNative Material2.07
StagecoachNative Material1.77
Red MountainNative Material1.75
BlackbirdNative Material1.69
RidgelineNative Material1.68
WhiskeyNative Material1.47
Red TopNative Material1.46
South TamNative Material1.39
Green MountainNative Material1.36
MirrorNative Material1.36
ShadyNative Material1.29
Windlass RidgeNative Material1.24
StringNative Material1.23

Every trail in Sierra National Forest

All 92 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 (3)

Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).

  • Buckingham0.8 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Cedar Loop0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Cody E0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike

Intermediate grade (89)

Moderate grade band.

  • Dusy - Ershim29.1 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Swamp12.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Onion Springs5 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Spanish5 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Bald Mountain3.8 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Bow Tie3.2 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Brewer3 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Cattle Mountain2.9 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Bear Diversion Ohv Route2.5 mi
    Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
  • Strawberry Lake2.3 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Coyote Lake2.3 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Plain2.3 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Grant Grade2.1 mi
    Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
  • Stagecoach1.8 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Red Mountain1.8 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Blackbird1.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Ridgeline1.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Whiskey1.5 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Red Top1.5 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • South Tam1.4 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Green Mountain1.4 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Mirror1.4 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Shady1.3 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Windlass Ridge1.2 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • String1.2 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Line B1.2 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Kamook1.2 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Whiskey Falls1.2 mi
    Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
  • Haskel1.2 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Mormon Hill1.1 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Swanee1.1 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Top 'O Hill1.1 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Line Loop1.1 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Tri Tip1 mi
    Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
  • Impah North1 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Fuller1 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Colonel1 mi
    Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
  • S Express1 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Summit1 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Cascadel Point0.9 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Barnes Mountain0.9 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Beasore Kate0.9 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Bluffs0.9 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Mill Run0.9 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Welata0.9 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Tower0.9 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Butches Ridge0.9 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Deadman0.8 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Silvis0.8 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Hail0.8 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Powder Hill0.8 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Basecamp0.8 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Bend0.8 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Goose0.8 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Sleeper0.8 mi
    Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
  • Chowchilla0.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • House0.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Lost0.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Impah South0.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Browns Meadow0.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Whites0.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Ridge0.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Lower Bald0.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • 45 Cut Off0.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Browns0.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Silver E0.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Hewn0.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Halfmile0.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Striker Loop0.7 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Summers0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Hughes0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Bald Rush0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Silver S0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Peckin0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Mac Flat0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Cody W0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Shady Extension0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Chiquito Canyon0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
  • Vista Dome0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
  • Archaic0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Nine0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Red Leg0.5 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Martin0.5 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Power Loop0.5 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Redpole Loop0.5 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Lookout Rock0.5 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Battalion0.5 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Roweled0.5 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
  • Pah0.5 mi
    Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
CSV

Sierra National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 92 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Sierra National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Sierra National Forest

Class 1 on 253 segments · Class 2 on 253 · Class 3 on 253. See full e-bike rules for Sierra National Forest →

Where it is

Approximate center of Sierra 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 Sierra National Forest?
Sierra National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of F: 0% 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 Sierra National Forest?
Sierra National Forest has about 0 mi of bike-designated trail across 0 segments, out of 1,334 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Sierra National Forest?
Season windows vary by trail and elevation in Sierra National Forest; check current conditions with the ranger district.
Are e-bikes allowed in Sierra National Forest?
Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 253 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

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