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

Kisatchie National Forest has about 63.6 mi of bike-designated trail across 12 segments, out of 288 mi of total National Forest System trail.

What is the riding season in Kisatchie National Forest?

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

Are e-bikes allowed in Kisatchie National Forest?

Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 7 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

Updated October 2026

Kisatchie National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

Mountain bike

63.6mi

designated on 12 segments

22% of mapped trail

E-bike

153miClass 1

designated on 7 segments

53% of mapped trail

Mountain bike

63.6mi

designated on 12 segments

22% of mapped trail

Season on record: Year-round
Bike Access Grade: C29% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

E-bike

153miClass 1

designated on 7 segments

Class 1153 mi
Class 2153 mi
Class 3153 mi

Treated as a motor vehicle: ridden only where designated.

Ridable trails: 18
Mapped trail: 288 mi on 39 segments

Both lanes share one scale: the 288 mi of National Forest System trail mapped in Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana. From USFS National Forest System Trails records, updated October 2026.

Kisatchie National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of C: 29% 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.

Kisatchie National Forest carries 288 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 63.6 mi across 12 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 7 segments (153 mi).

Reviewed by CanIBikeHere Editorial Team · Updated Oct 15, 2026

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Of the 288 mi of mapped trail in Kisatchie National Forest, 22% — 63.6 mi across 12 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.

Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 37 of 39 surfaced segments (95%).

On the USFS difficulty rating, easy is the most common designation here — 38 of 38 rated segments (100%) — 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 Sandstone Trail at 33.52 mi on native dirt, rated easy by USFS.

Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 7 segments (153 mi), and 2 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.

Trail surface

Native Material37
Water1
Asphalt1

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

Class 319
Class 414
Class 24
Class 11
Class 51

22% 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
Sandstone TrailNative Material	33.52	Native Material	—	—
EnduroNative Material	29.93	Native Material	—	—
Claiborne WoodworthNative Material	20.61	Native Material	—	—
Claiborne NorthNative Material	20.36	Native Material	—	—
Livingston Little CreekNative Material	19.47	Native Material	—	—
Gum Springs Horse TrailNative MaterialYear-round	19.14	Native Material	—	Year-round
Claiborne Boy Scout TrailNative Material	18.1	Native Material	—	—
Livingston Hickman LoopNative Material	11.12	Native Material	—	—
Wild AzaleaNative MaterialYear-round	10.27	Native Material	—	Year-round
KincaidNative MaterialYear-round	7.2	Native Material	—	Year-round
Big BranchNative MaterialYear-round	6.95	Native Material	—	Year-round
LakeshoreNative MaterialYear-round	5.29	Native Material	—	Year-round
Sugar Cane NrtNative MaterialYear-round	5.13	Native Material	—	Year-round
ValentineNative MaterialYear-round	3.01	Native Material	—	Year-round
Beech Bottom LoopNative MaterialYear-round	2.09	Native Material	—	Year-round
Lamotte CreekNative MaterialYear-round	1.9	Native Material	—	Year-round
Glenn Emery MemorialNative MaterialYear-round	1.34	Native Material	—	Year-round
Lost Man LoopNative MaterialYear-round	1.02	Native Material	—	Year-round

Every trail in Kisatchie National Forest

All 18 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 (18)

Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).

Sandstone Trail33.5 mi
Native Material, class 4Class 1 e-bike
Enduro29.9 mi
Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
Claiborne Woodworth20.6 mi
Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
Claiborne North20.4 mi
Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
Livingston Little Creek19.5 mi
Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
Gum Springs Horse Trail19.1 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Claiborne Boy Scout Trail18.1 mi
Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
Livingston Hickman Loop11.1 mi
Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
Wild Azalea10.3 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Kincaid7.2 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Big Branch7 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Lakeshore5.3 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Sugar Cane Nrt5.1 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Valentine3 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Beech Bottom Loop2.1 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Lamotte Creek1.9 mi
Native Material, class 4bike
Glenn Emery Memorial1.3 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Lost Man Loop1 mi
Native Material, class 4bike

CSV

Kisatchie National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 18 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Kisatchie National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Kisatchie National Forest

Class 1 on 7 segments · Class 2 on 7 · Class 3 on 7. See full e-bike rules for Kisatchie National Forest →

Where it is

Approximate center of Kisatchie 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 Kisatchie National Forest?: Kisatchie National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of C: 29% 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 Kisatchie National Forest?: Kisatchie National Forest has about 63.6 mi of bike-designated trail across 12 segments, out of 288 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Kisatchie National Forest?: Most bike-designated trails in Kisatchie National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
Are e-bikes allowed in Kisatchie National Forest?: Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 7 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

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