Updated October 2026
Hiawatha National Forest Mountain Bike Trails
Mountain bike
69.1mi
designated on 15 segments
7% of mapped trail
E-bike
127miClass 1
designated on 6 segments
12% of mapped trail
Mountain bike
69.1mi
designated on 15 segments
7% of mapped trail
- Season on record
- May–Dec
- Bike Access Grade
- C35% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade
E-bike
127miClass 1
designated on 6 segments
- Class 1127 mi
- Class 2127 mi
- Class 3127 mi
Treated as a motor vehicle: ridden only where designated.
- Ridable trails
- 18
- Mapped trail
- 1,034 mi on 300 segments
Both lanes share one scale: the 1,034 mi of National Forest System trail mapped in Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan. From USFS National Forest System Trails records, updated October 2026.
Hiawatha National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of C: 35% 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.
Hiawatha National Forest carries 1,034 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 69.1 mi across 15 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open May–Dec. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 6 segments (127 mi).
What the USFS data shows for Hiawatha National Forest
Of the 1,034 mi of mapped trail in Hiawatha National Forest, 7% — 69.1 mi across 15 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.
Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 120 of 289 surfaced segments (42%).
On the USFS difficulty rating, easy is the most common designation here — 252 of 294 rated segments (86%) — across all uses, not bikes alone.
The headline bike season runs May–Dec; individual segments vary, with 7 distinct season windows recorded across the sampled bike trails.
The longest single named bike segment in the data is Brevoort-Cedarville Ohv at 35.64 mi on compacted aggregate, rated easy by USFS.
Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 6 segments (127 mi), and 8 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.
Trail surface
- Native Material120
- Snow79
- Other40
- Imported Compacted Material22
- Water17
USFS trail class (1 = primitive · 5 = developed)
- Class 3161
- Class 462
- Class 258
- Class 117
- Class 52
7% 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 |
|---|---|
| Brevoort-Cedarville OhvImported Compacted Material | 35.64 |
| Moss Lake Motorcycle TrailNative Material | 26.57 |
| Grand Island BikeImported Compacted MaterialMay–Oct | 21.01 |
| Haywire Grade AtvImported Compacted Material | 20.32 |
| Strongs - Soo Orv RouteImported Compacted Material | 20.23 |
| Coalwood Grade AtvNative Material | 16.83 |
| Brunos RunNative MaterialMay–Dec | 12.9 |
| Valley Spur Bike - Just BeechyNative MaterialMay–Nov | 11.53 |
| Valley Spur-Hemlock ValleyNative MaterialMay–Nov | 10.45 |
| Moran OhvImported Compacted Material | 7.74 |
| Vs To Wetmore, Pine LineNative MaterialYear-round | 5.69 |
| Colwell Lake TrailImported Compacted MaterialMay–Dec | 1.95 |
| Trout Bay Road Hike/BikeImported Compacted MaterialJun–Oct | 1.3 |
| Valley Spur-Cedar StreakNative MaterialApr–Dec | 0.96 |
| Valley Spur-Kids LoopUnknownMay–Nov | 0.79 |
| Gros Cap - Waabooz (Rabbit)Native MaterialJun–Nov | 0.77 |
| Gros Cap Bine (Grouse) LoopNative MaterialJun–Nov | 0.67 |
| Bayshore TrailNative MaterialMay–Dec | 0.57 |
Every trail in Hiawatha 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 (17)
Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).
- Brevoort-Cedarville Ohv35.6 miImported Compacted Material, class 4Class 1 e-bike
- Moss Lake Motorcycle Trail26.6 miNative Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
- Grand Island Bike21 miImported Compacted Material, class 3, May–Octbike
- Haywire Grade Atv20.3 miImported Compacted Material, class 4Class 1 e-bike
- Strongs - Soo Orv Route20.2 miImported Compacted Material, class 4Class 1 e-bike
- Coalwood Grade Atv16.8 miNative Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
- Brunos Run12.9 miNative Material, class 2, May–Decbike
- Native Material, class 3, May–Novbike
- Valley Spur-Hemlock Valley10.5 miNative Material, class 3, May–Novbike
- Moran Ohv7.7 miImported Compacted Material, class 4Class 1 e-bike
- Vs To Wetmore, Pine Line5.7 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Imported Compacted Material, class 4, May–Decbike
- Trout Bay Road Hike/Bike1.3 miImported Compacted Material, class 4, Jun–Octbike
- Native Material, class 3, Apr–Decbike
- Native Material, class 3, Jun–Novbike
- Native Material, class 3, Jun–Novbike
- Bayshore Trail0.6 miNative Material, class 3, May–Decbike
Grade not recorded (1)
No grade band recorded in the USFS data.
- Valley Spur-Kids Loop0.8 miUnknown, class 3, May–Novbike
Hiawatha National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)
Download all 18 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Hiawatha National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.
E-bikes in Hiawatha National Forest
Class 1 on 6 segments · Class 2 on 6 · Class 3 on 6. See full e-bike rules for Hiawatha National Forest →
Where it is
Approximate center of Hiawatha 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 Hiawatha National Forest?
- Hiawatha National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of C: 35% 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 Hiawatha National Forest?
- Hiawatha National Forest has about 69.1 mi of bike-designated trail across 15 segments, out of 1,034 mi of total National Forest System trail.
- What is the riding season in Hiawatha National Forest?
- Most bike-designated trails in Hiawatha National Forest carry a May–Dec season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
- Are e-bikes allowed in Hiawatha National Forest?
- Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 6 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.
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