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Updated October 2026

Pike and San Isabel National Forests Mountain Bike Trails

Mountain bike

619mi

designated on 137 segments

26% of mapped trail

E-bike

681miClass 1

designated on 183 segments

29% of mapped trail

Mountain bike

619mi

designated on 137 segments

26% of mapped trail

Season on record
Year-round
Bike Access Grade
B51% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

E-bike

681miClass 1

designated on 183 segments

  • Class 1681 mi
  • Class 2681 mi
  • Class 3681 mi

Treated as a motor vehicle: ridden only where designated.

Ridable trails
245
Mapped trail
2,366 mi on 1,358 segments

Both lanes share one scale: the 2,366 mi of National Forest System trail mapped in Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Colorado. From USFS National Forest System Trails records, updated October 2026.

Pike and San Isabel National Forests earns a Bike Access Grade of B: 51% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Good — a solid majority of rideable miles welcome bikes.

Pike and San Isabel National Forests carries 2,366 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 619 mi across 137 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 183 segments (681 mi).

What the USFS data shows for Pike and San Isabel National Forests

Of the 2,366 mi of mapped trail in Pike and San Isabel National Forests, 26% — 619 mi across 137 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.

Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 1,282 of 1,346 surfaced segments (95%).

On the USFS difficulty rating, advanced is the most common designation here — 903 of 1,345 rated segments (67%) — across all uses, not bikes alone.

USFS records a year-round bike season for this forest, though 4 different season windows still appear on individual segments at higher elevation.

The longest single named bike segment in the data is Colorado at 194.38 mi on native dirt, rated advanced by USFS and open Year-round.

Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 183 segments (681 mi), and 15 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.

Trail surface

  • Native Material1,282
  • Snow35
  • Imported Compacted Material20
  • Asphalt7
  • Chunk Wood1

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

  • Class 3758
  • Class 2381
  • Class 487
  • Class 172
  • Class 540

26% 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
ColoradoNative MaterialYear-round194.38
RainbowNative Material99.92
Turtle MountainNative Material41.3
Brookside-MccurdyNative MaterialYear-round32.51
Signal Butte Multi UseNative Material32.23
Midland Bike TrailNative MaterialYear-round19.62
Turtle MountainNative Material15.85
IndianNative MaterialYear-round13.56
Long HollowNative Material12.49
Tanner/East Bear GulchNative Material12.24
Indian CreekNative MaterialJan–Mar, Jun–Dec11.41
CisnerosNative Material11.18
South ParkNative MaterialJan–Mar, Jun–Dec11.12
Rampart ReservoirNative MaterialYear-round10.86
Rule SpurNative Material10.5
Phantom SpurNative Material10.16
Devils RevengeNative Material9.49
Little ScraggyNative MaterialYear-round9.35
BeginnerNative Material9.22
St. CharlesNative MaterialYear-round9.22
Picket Wire CanyonlandsNative MaterialYear-round8.56
787Native Material7.91
South ApacheNative Material7.46
ThreemileNative MaterialYear-round7.23
NoddleNative Material7.22

Every trail in Pike and San Isabel National Forests

All 245 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 (77)

Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).

Intermediate grade (29)

Moderate grade band.

Advanced grade (124)

Steep grade band.

Expert grade (5)

Steepest grade band.

Grade not recorded (10)

No grade band recorded in the USFS data.

CSV

Pike and San Isabel National Forests bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 245 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Pike and San Isabel National Forests — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Pike and San Isabel National Forests

Class 1 on 183 segments · Class 2 on 183 · Class 3 on 183. See full e-bike rules for Pike and San Isabel National Forests →

Where it is

Approximate center of Pike and San Isabel National Forests. USFS trail geometry isn't mapped here — use the ranger district for trailheads.

Frequently asked questions

What is the bike access grade for Pike and San Isabel National Forests?
Pike and San Isabel National Forests earns a Bike Access Grade of B: 51% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Good — a solid majority of rideable miles welcome bikes.
How many miles of mountain bike trail are in Pike and San Isabel National Forests?
Pike and San Isabel National Forests has about 619 mi of bike-designated trail across 137 segments, out of 2,366 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Pike and San Isabel National Forests?
Most bike-designated trails in Pike and San Isabel National Forests carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
Are e-bikes allowed in Pike and San Isabel National Forests?
Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 183 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

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