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USFS National Forest System Trails · New Mexico · Updated June 2026

Cibola National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

BBike Access Grade B — 53% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

Cibola National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of B: 53% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Good — a solid majority of rideable miles welcome bikes.

Cibola National Forest carries 796 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 190 mi across 102 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 109 segments (202 mi).

Reviewed by CanIBikeHere Editorial Team · Updated
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What the USFS data shows for Cibola National Forest

Of the 796 mi of mapped trail in Cibola National Forest, 24% — 190 mi across 102 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.

Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 403 of 407 surfaced segments (99%).

On the USFS difficulty rating, advanced is the most common designation here — 193 of 407 rated segments (47%) — 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 Faulty at 8.97 mi on native dirt, rated easy by USFS and open Year-round.

Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 109 segments (202 mi), and 35 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.

B
Bike Access Grade
53% of rideable miles bike-open
164
Ridable trails
with their own page
190 mi
Bike-designated
102 segments
796 mi
Total NFS trail
409 segments
202 mi
Class 1 e-bike
109 segments

Trail surface

  • Native Material403
  • Imported Compacted Material3
  • Concrete1

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

  • Class 2334
  • Class 333
  • Class 122
  • Class 415
  • Class 55

24% 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

TrailMilesSurfaceTrail classBike season
Faulty8.97Native Material—Year-round
Milk Ranch7.31Native Material—Year-round
Motorized 3136.8Native Material——
Foothills6.49Native Material—Year-round
Challenge6.39Native Material—Apr–Nov
Motorized 4026.11Native Material——
Motorized 4155.65Native Material——
Lost Lake Rim5.63Native Material—Year-round
Motorized 3095.16Native Material——
Plush5.13Native Material—Year-round
10k4.98Native Material—Apr–Nov
Coyote4.78Native Material—Year-round
Motorized 3324.66Native Material——
Sawmill4.59Native Material—Year-round
Poker Chip4.35Native Material——
Motorized 3514.31Native Material——
Motorized 3214.11Native Material——
Purple Haze4.1Native Material—Year-round
Delberts4.01Native Material——
Tampico Springs3.96Native Material—Year-round
Motorized 3403.95Native Material——
Motorized 3153.58Native Material——
Y2k3.55Native Material—Year-round
Quasimodo3.54Native Material—Year-round
Bear Scat3.5Native Material——

Every trail in Cibola National Forest

All 164 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 (108)

Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).

Intermediate grade (7)

Moderate grade band.

Advanced grade (48)

Steep grade band.

Grade not recorded (1)

No grade band recorded in the USFS data.

CSV

Cibola National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 164 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Cibola National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Cibola National Forest

Class 1 on 109 segments · Class 2 on 109 · Class 3 on 109. See full e-bike rules for Cibola National Forest →

Where it is

Approximate center of Cibola 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 Cibola National Forest?
Cibola National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of B: 53% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Good — a solid majority of rideable miles welcome bikes.
How many miles of mountain bike trail are in Cibola National Forest?
Cibola National Forest has about 190 mi of bike-designated trail across 102 segments, out of 796 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Cibola National Forest?
Most bike-designated trails in Cibola National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
Are e-bikes allowed in Cibola National Forest?
Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 109 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

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