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Updated October 2026

Cibola National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

Mountain bike

190mi

designated on 102 segments

24% of mapped trail

E-bike

202miClass 1

designated on 109 segments

25% of mapped trail

Mountain bike

190mi

designated on 102 segments

24% of mapped trail

Season on record
Year-round
Bike Access Grade
B53% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

E-bike

202miClass 1

designated on 109 segments

  • Class 1202 mi
  • Class 2202 mi
  • Class 3202 mi

Treated as a motor vehicle: ridden only where designated.

Ridable trails
164
Mapped trail
796 mi on 409 segments

Both lanes share one scale: the 796 mi of National Forest System trail mapped in Cibola National Forest, New Mexico. From USFS National Forest System Trails records, updated October 2026.

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).

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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.

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

TrailMiles
FaultyNative MaterialYear-round8.97
Milk RanchNative MaterialYear-round7.31
Motorized 313Native Material6.8
FoothillsNative MaterialYear-round6.49
ChallengeNative MaterialApr–Nov6.39
Motorized 402Native Material6.11
Motorized 415Native Material5.65
Lost Lake RimNative MaterialYear-round5.63
Motorized 309Native Material5.16
PlushNative MaterialYear-round5.13
10kNative MaterialApr–Nov4.98
CoyoteNative MaterialYear-round4.78
Motorized 332Native Material4.66
SawmillNative MaterialYear-round4.59
Poker ChipNative Material4.35
Motorized 351Native Material4.31
Motorized 321Native Material4.11
Purple HazeNative MaterialYear-round4.1
DelbertsNative Material4.01
Tampico SpringsNative MaterialYear-round3.96
Motorized 340Native Material3.95
Motorized 315Native Material3.58
Y2kNative MaterialYear-round3.55
QuasimodoNative MaterialYear-round3.54
Bear ScatNative Material3.5

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.

  • Foothills6.5 mi
    Native Material, class 2bike
  • Challenge6.4 mi
    Native Material, class 2, Apr–Novbike
  • Cienega Horse Bypass2 mi
    Native Material, class 2, Apr–Novbike
  • Lone Pine1.9 mi
    Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
  • Switchback1.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2, Apr–Novbike
  • Acequia0.8 mi
    Native Material, class 2bike
  • Wagon0.6 mi
    Native Material, class 2bike

Advanced grade (48)

Steep grade band.

Grade not recorded (1)

No grade band recorded in the USFS data.

  • Drop In1.1 mi
    Unknown, class 2bike + e-bike
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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