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Updated October 2026

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

Mountain bike

2,696mi

designated on 932 segments

66% of mapped trail

E-bike

1,502miClass 1

designated on 527 segments

37% of mapped trail

Mountain bike

2,696mi

designated on 932 segments

66% of mapped trail

Season on record
Year-round
Bike Access Grade
A98% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

E-bike

1,502miClass 1

designated on 527 segments

  • Class 11,502 mi
  • Class 21,502 mi
  • Class 31,502 mi

Treated as a motor vehicle: ridden only where designated.

Ridable trails
866
Mapped trail
4,054 mi on 1,425 segments

Both lanes share one scale: the 4,054 mi of National Forest System trail mapped in Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Idaho. From USFS National Forest System Trails records, updated October 2026.

Caribou-Targhee National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of A: 98% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Excellent — most rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access too.

Caribou-Targhee National Forest carries 4,054 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 2,696 mi across 932 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 527 segments (1,502 mi).

What the USFS data shows for Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Of the 4,054 mi of mapped trail in Caribou-Targhee National Forest, 66% — 2,696 mi across 932 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.

Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 1,174 of 1,419 surfaced segments (83%).

On the USFS difficulty rating, intermediate is the most common designation here — 644 of 1,417 rated segments (45%) — 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 Highline at 61.33 mi on native dirt, rated advanced by USFS and open Year-round.

Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 527 segments (1,502 mi), and 14 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.

Trail surface

  • Native Material1,174
  • Snow242
  • Asphalt2
  • Water1

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

  • Class 3571
  • Class 2563
  • Class 1168
  • Class 4121
  • Class 52

66% 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
HighlineNative MaterialYear-round61.33
Railroad Right-Of-WayNative MaterialYear-round39.43
Continental DivideNative MaterialYear-round27.92
Boundary TrailNative MaterialYear-round27.78
Continental Divide TrailNative MaterialYear-round20.16
DivideNative MaterialYear-round20.02
Continental Divide TrailNative MaterialYear-round17.18
Crooked Creek - Willow CreekNative MaterialYear-round16.82
Big Bend Ridge TrailNative MaterialYear-round16.38
Sheep DrivewayNative MaterialYear-round16.05
Bitch CreekNative MaterialYear-round14.46
Webber Creek - Divide CreekNative Material13.91
DecosterNative MaterialYear-round13.59
West Elkhorn FoothillsNative MaterialYear-round13.44
Bald MountainNative MaterialYear-round12.55
Piney PassNative MaterialYear-round11.75
Big Elk CreekNative MaterialYear-round11.69
Continental DivideNative MaterialYear-round11.63
Sf Tincup Ck- Nf Hyde CkNative MaterialYear-round10.99
Lander Trail-Terrace CanyonNative MaterialYear-round10.94
Red RidgeNative MaterialYear-round10.58
Bell Marsh-Walker-GoodenoughNative MaterialYear-round10.49
Dunns/Home CanyonNative MaterialYear-round10.43
Continental Divide TrailNative MaterialYear-round10.22
Salt BasinNative MaterialYear-round10

Every trail in Caribou-Targhee National Forest

All 866 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 (49)

Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).

Intermediate grade (436)

Moderate grade band.

Advanced grade (370)

Steep grade band.

Expert grade (6)

Steepest grade band.

Grade not recorded (5)

No grade band recorded in the USFS data.

CSV

Caribou-Targhee National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 866 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Caribou-Targhee National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Class 1 on 527 segments · Class 2 on 527 · Class 3 on 527. See full e-bike rules for Caribou-Targhee National Forest →

Where it is

Approximate center of Caribou-Targhee 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 Caribou-Targhee National Forest?
Caribou-Targhee National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of A: 98% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Excellent — most rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access too.
How many miles of mountain bike trail are in Caribou-Targhee National Forest?
Caribou-Targhee National Forest has about 2,696 mi of bike-designated trail across 932 segments, out of 4,054 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Caribou-Targhee National Forest?
Most bike-designated trails in Caribou-Targhee National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
Are e-bikes allowed in Caribou-Targhee National Forest?
Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 527 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

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