How many miles of mountain bike trail are in Hoosier National Forest?

Hoosier National Forest has about 171 mi of bike-designated trail across 64 segments, out of 247 mi of total National Forest System trail.

What is the riding season in Hoosier National Forest?

Most bike-designated trails in Hoosier National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.

Are e-bikes allowed in Hoosier National Forest?

Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 0 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

Updated October 2026

Hoosier National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

Mountain bike

171mi

designated on 64 segments

69% of mapped trail

E-bike

0miClass 1

No e-bike designation recorded

0% of mapped trail

Mountain bike

171mi

designated on 64 segments

69% of mapped trail

Season on record: Year-round
Bike Access Grade: B100% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

E-bike

0miClass 1

No e-bike designation recorded

Class 10 mi
Class 20 mi
Class 30 mi

Treated as a motor vehicle: ridden only where designated.

Ridable trails: 51
Mapped trail: 247 mi on 108 segments

Both lanes share one scale: the 247 mi of National Forest System trail mapped in Hoosier National Forest, Indiana. From USFS National Forest System Trails records, updated October 2026.

Hoosier National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of B: 100% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes (no Class-1 e-bike designation on record). Good — a solid majority of rideable miles welcome bikes.

Hoosier National Forest carries 247 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 171 mi across 64 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 0 segments (0 mi).

Reviewed by CanIBikeHere Editorial Team · Updated Oct 15, 2026

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Of the 247 mi of mapped trail in Hoosier National Forest, 69% — 171 mi across 64 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.

Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 64 of 108 surfaced segments (59%).

On the USFS difficulty rating, easy is the most common designation here — 65 of 108 rated segments (60%) — 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 Birdseye Trail 1 at 11.03 mi on loose imported surfacing, rated easy by USFS and open Year-round.

No Class 1 e-bike designations are recorded here, and 1 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.

Trail surface

Native Material64
Imported Loose Material42
Imported Compacted Material1
Asphalt1

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

Class 461
Class 345
Class 22

69% 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
Birdseye Trail 1Imported Loose MaterialYear-round	11.03	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round
Shirley Creek 1Native MaterialYear-round	10.55	Native Material	—	Year-round
Youngs CreekImported Loose MaterialYear-round	10.38	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round
Springs Valley Trail 1Imported Loose MaterialYear-round	9.08	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round
Nebo Ridge Trail 1Native MaterialYear-round	8.29	Native Material	—	Year-round
Oriole West 1Imported Loose MaterialYear-round	7.33	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round
German Ridge 1Imported Loose MaterialYear-round	7.09	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round
Hickory Ridge 2Native MaterialYear-round	6.4	Native Material	—	Year-round
Lick Creek Trail 1Imported Loose MaterialYear-round	6.28	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round
Hickory Ridge 16Native MaterialYear-round	5.87	Native Material	—	Year-round
Oriole East Trail 1Imported Loose MaterialYear-round	5.8	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round
Tipsaw Trail 1Native MaterialYear-round	5.7	Native Material	—	Year-round
Hickory Ridge 18Native MaterialYear-round	4.85	Native Material	—	Year-round
German Ridge 2Imported Loose MaterialYear-round	4.5	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round
Hickory Ridge 4Imported Loose MaterialYear-round	4.19	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round
Mogan Ridge West Trail 2Imported Compacted MaterialYear-round	4.17	Imported Compacted Material	—	Year-round
German Ridge 4Imported Loose MaterialYear-round	4.03	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round
Mogan Ridge West Trail 1Native MaterialYear-round	3.87	Native Material	—	Year-round
Hickory Ridge 3Imported Loose MaterialYear-round	3.8	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round
Mogan Ridge West Trail 3Native MaterialYear-round	3.45	Native Material	—	Year-round
German Ridge 3Imported Loose MaterialYear-round	3.44	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round
Springs Valley Trail 2Imported Loose MaterialYear-round	2.95	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round
Shirley Creek 2Native MaterialYear-round	2.8	Native Material	—	Year-round
Hickory Ridge 15Imported Loose MaterialYear-round	2.11	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round
Brown Co. "D"Imported Loose MaterialYear-round	2.05	Imported Loose Material	—	Year-round

Every trail in Hoosier National Forest

All 51 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 (29)

Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).

Birdseye Trail 111 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Youngs Creek10.4 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Springs Valley Trail 19.1 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Oriole West 17.3 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
German Ridge 17.1 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Lick Creek Trail 16.3 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 165.9 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Oriole East Trail 15.8 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Tipsaw Trail 15.7 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
German Ridge 24.5 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 44.2 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Mogan Ridge West Trail 24.2 mi
Imported Compacted Material, class 4bike
German Ridge 44 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Mogan Ridge West Trail 13.9 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Mogan Ridge West Trail 33.5 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
German Ridge 33.4 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Springs Valley Trail 23 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
German Ridge 52 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 191.7 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Youngs Creek Connector Trail1.6 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Hardin Ridge Trail1.6 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 11.5 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 61.1 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 140.9 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Youngs Creek Connector Trail 20.7 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 70.7 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
German Ridge Trail 1 Spur 10.7 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Birdseye Trail 20.7 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Lick Creek Trail 20.6 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike

Intermediate grade (21)

Moderate grade band.

Shirley Creek 110.6 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Nebo Ridge Trail 18.3 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Hickory Ridge 26.4 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 184.9 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 33.8 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Shirley Creek 22.8 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Hickory Ridge 152.1 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Brown Co. "D"2.1 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 3bike
Hickory Ridge 222 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 171.9 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Shirley Creek 31.4 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Hickory Ridge 121.3 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 91.2 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 201.1 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 111 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 80.8 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 100.8 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 4bike
Hickory Ridge 50.7 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Shirley Creek 70.7 mi
Imported Loose Material, class 3bike
Hickory Ridge 130.7 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Shirley Creek 50.6 mi
Native Material, class 3bike

Advanced grade (1)

Steep grade band.

Hickory Ridge 211.1 mi
Native Material, class 4bike

CSV

Hoosier National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 51 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Hoosier National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Hoosier National Forest

Class 1 on 0 segments · Class 2 on 0 · Class 3 on 0. See full e-bike rules for Hoosier National Forest →

Where it is

Approximate center of Hoosier 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 Hoosier National Forest?: Hoosier National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of B: 100% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes (no Class-1 e-bike designation on record). Good — a solid majority of rideable miles welcome bikes.
How many miles of mountain bike trail are in Hoosier National Forest?: Hoosier National Forest has about 171 mi of bike-designated trail across 64 segments, out of 247 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Hoosier National Forest?: Most bike-designated trails in Hoosier National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
Are e-bikes allowed in Hoosier National Forest?: Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 0 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

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