USFS National Forest System Trails · Idaho · Updated June 2026
Salmon-Challis National Forest Mountain Bike Trails
Salmon-Challis National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of C: 26% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Mixed — bikes are open on a meaningful share of rideable trails, but many are e-bike-only or discouraged.
Salmon-Challis National Forest carries 3,479 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 298 mi across 39 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 317 segments (1,108 mi).
What the USFS data shows for Salmon-Challis National Forest
Of the 3,479 mi of mapped trail in Salmon-Challis National Forest, 9% — 298 mi across 39 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.
Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 835 of 856 surfaced segments (98%).
On the USFS difficulty rating, advanced is the most common designation here — 637 of 854 rated segments (75%) — across all uses, not bikes alone.
USFS records a year-round bike season for this forest, though 2 different season windows still appear on individual segments at higher elevation.
The longest single named bike segment in the data is Continental Divide Nst at 80.37 mi on native dirt, rated advanced by USFS and open Year-round.
Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 317 segments (1,108 mi), and 7 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.
Trail surface
- Native Material835
- Snow16
- Imported Compacted Material4
- Asphalt1
USFS trail class (1 = primitive · 5 = developed)
- Class 2430
- Class 3368
- Class 140
- Class 417
- Class 52
9% 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
| Trail | Miles | Surface | Trail class | Bike season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Divide Nst | 80.37 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Divide Nrt | 31.74 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Hay-Knapp Creek | 29.8 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Darling-Castle Creek | 20.92 | Native Material | — | — |
| East Mayfield - Yankee Fork | 20.81 | Native Material | — | — |
| Snow Bank | 18.69 | Native Material | — | — |
| Iron-Lola Creek | 17.79 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Toolbox-Herd Creek | 16.44 | Native Material | — | — |
| Patterson-Morse Creek | 16.15 | Native Material | — | — |
| Camas-Eddy Creek | 15.33 | Native Material | — | — |
| Big Hat Creek | 14.07 | Native Material | — | — |
| Peach-Cinnabar | 14.04 | Native Material | — | — |
| South Fork Big Creek-Iron Cr. | 12.3 | Native Material | — | — |
| Big Timber Creek | 11.42 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Blacktail/Mud Lake | 11.09 | Native Material | — | — |
| East Fork Valley | 10.93 | Native Material | — | — |
| Furnace Creek | 10.78 | Native Material | — | — |
| Cabin-Pioneer Creek | 10.59 | Native Material | — | — |
| Westfork Yankee Fork | 10.22 | Native Material | — | — |
| Hayden Creek | 9.94 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Sheep Creek | 9.82 | Native Material | — | — |
| Beaver-Trail Creek | 9.74 | Native Material | — | Jul–Sep |
| Lightning Creek | 9.71 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Corral Creek-Hat Creek | 9.23 | Native Material | — | — |
| North Fork Big Creek | 9.21 | Native Material | — | — |
Every trail in Salmon-Challis National Forest
All 266 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 (68)
Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).
- Perreau7.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- North Creek Trail7.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Warm Creek Trail6.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Sands Canyon Trail6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Porcupine Spring5.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Estes Mtn5.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Van Dorn Canyon5.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Lower Muley Creek4.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Snake Trail3.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Upper Twelvemile3.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Meadow Creek3.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Challis Creek Lakes3.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Jumpoff Peak3.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Arco Pass Spur #13.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Lower Basin3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Bedy Canyon Trail2.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Corral Creek Spur2.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Blackrock2.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Leg Creek2.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Wallace Creek2.1 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Carlson Lake2.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 4
- Red Rock Loop Trail2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Keystone-Ramshorn1.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Black Canyon1.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Lee-Up1.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Spruce Lake1.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Mikes Trail1.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- East Fork Navarre1.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Bartlett-Burnt Trail1.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Cedar Run Trail1.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Mud Lake Canyon1.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Star Hope Mine1.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Sevenmile1.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Coty Gulch1.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Horsethief Spur #11.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Jumpoff Canyon1.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Rattlesnake Spring1.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Cape Horn Lakes1.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 4
- Little Burnt1.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Grant Creek Trail1.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Golden Lake Cutoff Trail1.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Pine Summit1.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 4
- Diamond-Moose1.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Starhope Creek Camping #71 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Mormon Gulch Mines1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Red Rock Creek1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Camp Spur1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Lime Creek0.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Hurst Canyon0.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Bartlett Creek0.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Mckim0.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Muldoon Creek0.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Garden Creek Blm Connector0.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Crane Basin0.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Starhope Creek Camping #10.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Custer Lookout Cutoff0.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- North Creek Claims Trail0.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Sawmill Gulch0.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Long Lake Cutoff Trail0.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Birch Basin Trail0.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- North Fork Deer Creek0.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Starhope Creek Camping #20.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Rams Horn Canyon0.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Lombard0.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Badger Spring0.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Right Fork Death Canyon0.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Sawmill-Diamond0.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Coffee Gulch0.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
Intermediate grade (19)
Moderate grade band.
- Prairie Basin8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Mukluk4.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- West Fork Navarre4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Wildhorse3.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Imported Compacted Material · class 3
- Second Cr2.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- North Fork Hat Creek2.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Kinnikinic Creek2.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Foss Mountain Trail2.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Ax Park Cutoff1.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Moyer Basin1.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- North Moccasin Spur 11.4 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Opal1.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Skylark1.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 4
- Valley Creek Cut-Off0.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- South Big Burnett0.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Big Eightmile Lake0.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Mt Breitenbach Access0.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Lost River Peak Access0.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Second Cr Spur0.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
Advanced grade (176)
Steep grade band.
- Continental Divide Nst80.4 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Divide Nrt31.7 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Hay-Knapp Creek29.8 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Darling-Castle Creek20.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- East Mayfield - Yankee Fork20.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Snow Bank18.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Iron-Lola Creek17.8 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Toolbox-Herd Creek16.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Patterson-Morse Creek16.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Camas-Eddy Creek15.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Big Hat Creek14.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Peach-Cinnabar14 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- South Fork Big Creek-Iron Cr.12.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Big Timber Creek11.4 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Blacktail/Mud Lake11.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- East Fork Valley10.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Furnace Creek10.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Cabin-Pioneer Creek10.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Westfork Yankee Fork10.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Hayden Creek9.9 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Sheep Creek9.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Beaver-Trail Creek9.7 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2 · Jul–Sep
- Lightning Creek9.7 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Corral Creek-Hat Creek9.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- North Fork Big Creek9.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Beagle Creek9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Patterson8.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Eleven Mile-Martin Creek8.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Corral-Stewart8.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Lake Creek8.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Lime Creek7.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Happy Hallow/Juliette Creek7.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Mcdonald Taylor7.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Henry Creek7.1 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Burnt Aspen6.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Paasasikwana Naokwaide6.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Ramey-Fivemile6.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Trail Creek-Cherry Creek6.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Gardner Creek6.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- East Fork Hayden Creek6.5 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Fivemile Creek6.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Swauger Lake6.1 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Hughes Creek6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Big Eightmile6 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Deadwood Creek5.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 1
- Ditch Creek5.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Henderson Ridge5.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Butcher Knife Ridge5.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Winnemucca Creek5.6 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Ennis Gulch5.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Mollies Gulch Spur5.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Valley Creek5.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- South Fork Sheep Creek5.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Marlin Spring5.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Basin Creek-High5.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Salt Creek Repeater5.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Little Moose Creek5.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Bear Valley Lakes Nrt5.2 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Twin Creek Ridge5.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Daly Creek5.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Silverleads Ridge4.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Basin Butte-Prospect Creek4.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Hornet Creek4.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Swamp Creek4.8 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Three Mile Ridge4.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Sage Brush4.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Little Morgan-Cow Creek4.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Flatiron Mountain Loop4.7 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Rocky Creek4.6 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Mckay-Eleven4.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Deer Creek4.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Soapstone Spring4.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Bob Moore4.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Pine-Mcdonald4.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Little Eightmile Creek4.4 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- West Fork Morgan Creek4.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Trealor Creek4.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Uncle Ike4.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Poison-Cow Creek4.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Burnt Creek4.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Bear Canyon-Sawmill4.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Spud-Marco Creek4.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Trail Creek4.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Buster Lake4.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Fannys Hole4.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Twelvemile Meadow4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Bear-Wet Creek Trail3.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Lewis And Clark Nht3.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- South Creek3.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 1
- Keystone Gulch3.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Cabin Creek3.7 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Wildhorse Lookout3.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Middle Fork Little Timber Cr.3.5 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Sunday Creek3.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Peach Muley Cutoff3.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Eddy Lake3.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Way 913.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Freeman Creek3.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Sawmill Creek3.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Mulkey Creek3.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Sidehill Silver Moon3.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Deadhorse3.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Park Fork-Lake Fork3.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Lake Fork3.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Big Gulch3.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Everson Creek3.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Rocky Canyon3.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- North Moccasin3 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Stroud Creek3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Sawmill Canyon2.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Timber Creek2.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Meadow2.9 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Cheney2.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Upper Harden Creek2.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Phi Kappa2.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Eddy Basin2.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- East Fork Patterson Creek2.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Iron Mountain2.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Moose Creek Driveway2.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Goldstone Pass2.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- North Fork Little Timber Creek2.7 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Stein Mountain2.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Big Fall Creek2.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Carol Creek2.6 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Haynes2.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Van Horn2.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Dairy Creek2.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Kadletz Creek2.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Jimmy Smith Creek2.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Silver Creek2.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Morse Creek Canyon2.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Summerhouse Canyon2.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Lt Basin Cutoff2.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Allison-Bear Valley2.1 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Black-Alder Creek2.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Hood Gulch North2.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Deep Creek Ridge2.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Pack Creek2.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Rocky Peak2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Lick Creek2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Buckhorn2 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Buck Lake2 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Gannett Creek1.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Nez Perce Lake1.8 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Beef Pasture1.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Challis Creek1.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Right Fork Of Lick Creek1.7 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Kelly Creek Trail1.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- East Indian Peak1.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Shoshoni1.6 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Indian Peak Summit1.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Lake Creek1.6 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Pacific Mines Trail1.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Waugh Gulch1.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Iron Creek Point1.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Woods Basin1.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Aspen Loop1.5 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Basin Creek1.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Goldstone Mine1.4 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- West Fork Lakes1.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Knapp Creek Cutoff1.3 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Devils Lake1.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- West Fork Lakes Cutoff1.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Buckhorn Mine1.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Wagonbox Springs1.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Chippie1.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- San-Ken1.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Little Basin Creek1.1 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- E. Basin Lake1.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- Irish Boy Springs1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Thompson0.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Alkali Springs0.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 1
- Basin- Blm Cutoff0.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Up Silver Moon0.7 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Baby Joe0.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Diamond Gulch0.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 3
Expert grade (2)
Steepest grade band.
- Powder Gulch3.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Upper Bear Valley Lakes1 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
Grade not recorded (1)
No grade band recorded in the USFS data.
- Meadow Creek2.5 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
Salmon-Challis National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)
Download all 266 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Salmon-Challis National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.
E-bikes in Salmon-Challis National Forest
Class 1 on 317 segments · Class 2 on 317 · Class 3 on 317. See full e-bike rules for Salmon-Challis National Forest →
Where it is
Approximate center of Salmon-Challis 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 Salmon-Challis National Forest?
- Salmon-Challis National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of C: 26% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Mixed — bikes are open on a meaningful share of rideable trails, but many are e-bike-only or discouraged.
- How many miles of mountain bike trail are in Salmon-Challis National Forest?
- Salmon-Challis National Forest has about 298 mi of bike-designated trail across 39 segments, out of 3,479 mi of total National Forest System trail.
- What is the riding season in Salmon-Challis National Forest?
- Most bike-designated trails in Salmon-Challis National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
- Are e-bikes allowed in Salmon-Challis National Forest?
- Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 317 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.
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Where to stay near Salmon-Challis National Forest
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