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Updated October 2026

Superior National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

Mountain bike

213mi

designated on 74 segments

7% of mapped trail

E-bike

812miClass 1

designated on 582 segments

29% of mapped trail

Mountain bike

213mi

designated on 74 segments

7% of mapped trail

Season on record
Year-round
Bike Access Grade
D23% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

E-bike

812miClass 1

designated on 582 segments

  • Class 1812 mi
  • Class 2812 mi
  • Class 3812 mi

Treated as a motor vehicle: ridden only where designated.

Ridable trails
383
Mapped trail
2,843 mi on 3,287 segments

Both lanes share one scale: the 2,843 mi of National Forest System trail mapped in Superior National Forest, Minnesota. From USFS National Forest System Trails records, updated October 2026.

Superior National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of D: 23% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Limited — only a small share of rideable trail miles are open to traditional bikes.

Superior National Forest carries 2,843 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 213 mi across 74 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 582 segments (812 mi).

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What the USFS data shows for Superior National Forest

Of the 2,843 mi of mapped trail in Superior National Forest, 7% — 213 mi across 74 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.

Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 3,052 of 3,233 surfaced segments (94%).

On the USFS difficulty rating, easy is the most common designation here — 1,917 of 3,200 rated segments (60%) — 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 Prospector Ohv at 75.77 mi on native dirt, rated easy by USFS.

Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 582 segments (812 mi), and 11 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.

Trail surface

  • Native Material3,052
  • Snow109
  • Imported Compacted Material41
  • Imported Loose Material17
  • Crushed Aggregate Or Gravel9

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

  • Class 31,741
  • Class 21,264
  • Class 4209
  • Class 172
  • Class 51

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

TrailMiles
Prospector OhvNative Material75.77
Tomahawk OhvUnknown51.15
Gunflint SnowmobileNative Material49.35
Taconite OhvNative Material26.3
Cross/ Wringer AtvCrushed Aggregate Or GravelYear-round25.19
Expressway Snowmobile RouteUnknown20.77
Stony Spur AtvNative Material20.65
Pike Lake LoopNative MaterialYear-round19.99
Cascade LoopNative MaterialYear-round19.95
Timber-Frear Atv LoopImported Compacted MaterialYear-round19.41
Lutsen Connector BikeNative MaterialYear-round13.86
Devils Track LoopNative MaterialYear-round13.85
Swamper SnowmobileNative Material11.3
Swamper SnowmobileNative Material11.3
Pancore LakeImported Compacted MaterialYear-round11.3
LttaNative MaterialYear-round11.21
Eliason LoopNative MaterialYear-round9.71
Kimball Creek AtvNative Material8.03
Schroeder Tote RoadNative Material6.56
Cross/ Wringer Atv BImported Compacted MaterialYear-round5.96
Vermilion Falls AtvCrushed Aggregate Or Gravel5.46
Omaday LakeNative Material5.29
Scott CreekNative Material4.63
Cedar CreekNative Material4.48
Cross/ Wringer Bike LoopImported Compacted MaterialYear-round4.43

Every trail in Superior National Forest

All 383 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 (337)

Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).

Intermediate grade (32)

Moderate grade band.

Advanced grade (5)

Steep grade band.

Grade not recorded (9)

No grade band recorded in the USFS data.

CSV

Superior National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 383 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Superior National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Superior National Forest

Class 1 on 582 segments · Class 2 on 582 · Class 3 on 582. See full e-bike rules for Superior National Forest →

Where it is

Approximate center of Superior 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 Superior National Forest?
Superior National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of D: 23% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Limited — only a small share of rideable trail miles are open to traditional bikes.
How many miles of mountain bike trail are in Superior National Forest?
Superior National Forest has about 213 mi of bike-designated trail across 74 segments, out of 2,843 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Superior National Forest?
Most bike-designated trails in Superior National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
Are e-bikes allowed in Superior National Forest?
Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 582 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

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