USFS National Forest System Trails · New Mexico · Updated June 2026
Gila National Forest Mountain Bike Trails
Gila National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of A: 88% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Excellent — most rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access too.
Gila National Forest carries 1,633 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 579 mi across 129 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 78 segments (184 mi).
What the USFS data shows for Gila National Forest
Of the 1,633 mi of mapped trail in Gila National Forest, 35% — 579 mi across 129 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.
Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 1,338 of 1,340 surfaced segments (100%).
On the USFS difficulty rating, easy is the most common designation here — 16 of 18 rated segments (89%) — 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 Continental Divide at 233.44 mi on native dirt and open Year-round.
Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 78 segments (184 mi), and 1 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.
Trail surface
- Native Material1,338
- Concrete1
- Other1
USFS trail class (1 = primitive · 5 = developed)
- Class 21,193
- Class 398
- Class 150
- Class 41
- Class 51
35% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Divide | 233.44 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Mineral Creek | 12.52 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Little Dry | 10.39 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Burros Spur | 9.78 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Mail Trail | 9.61 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Rabb Park | 8.56 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Sycamore Canyon | 8.16 | Native Material | — | — |
| Flying T Spring | 7.46 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Frisco Box | 6.93 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| 976 | 6.85 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| 940 | 6.66 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Sawmill Wagon Rd | 6.6 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Dangerous Park | 6.52 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| 923 | 6.49 | Native Material | — | — |
| 903 | 5.83 | Native Material | — | — |
| 949a | 5.76 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Jim Smith | 5.69 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Wilson Canyon | 5.6 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| 968 | 5.3 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Frieborn Canyon | 5.24 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Bear Canyon | 5.16 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Donahue | 5.04 | Native Material | — | — |
| Goat Corral | 4.99 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Gnarly Trail | 4.97 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| 980 | 4.8 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
Every trail in Gila National Forest
All 138 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 (5)
Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).
- 9254.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9263.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9212.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9652.1 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Piney Park1.7 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
Grade not recorded (133)
No grade band recorded in the USFS data.
- Continental Divide233 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Mineral Creek12.5 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Little Dry10.4 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Burros Spur9.8 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Mail Trail9.6 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Rabb Park8.6 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Sycamore Canyon8.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Flying T Spring7.5 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Frisco Box6.9 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9766.9 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9406.7 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Sawmill Wagon Rd6.6 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Dangerous Park6.5 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9236.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9035.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 949a5.8 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Jim Smith5.7 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Wilson Canyon5.6 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9685.3 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Frieborn Canyon5.2 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Bear Canyon5.2 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Donahue5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Goat Corral5 mi · bike
Native Material · class 1
- Gnarly Trail5 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9804.8 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Dines4.8 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Dry Blue Trail4.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Spur Ranch4.7 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Camp Canyon4.6 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Largo Canyon Trail4.6 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Bearwallow Creek4.6 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9464.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Cross Country Course4.4 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Upper Cottonwood4.4 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Sawmill Canyon4.4 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Chimney4.3 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 1
- 9574.2 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9524.2 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Mangas Spur4.2 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9084.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Airstrip Mesa4.1 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Escondido4.1 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Blanco4 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Signal Peak4 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Dillion Mountain3.8 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9113.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Dragonfly3.5 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Freeman Mountain3.5 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Warm Springs3.4 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Willie Steel3.3 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Servis Corrals3.2 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Fence Line3.2 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9093.1 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Top Tank Trail3.1 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 3
- 9453 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9122.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Fishing Trail2.9 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9222.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9672.8 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Cottonwood2.7 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9202.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Whitetail Canyon2.4 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Deadman Canyon2.3 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- S. Fork Mineral Creek2.3 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Fs Nursery Rd.2.3 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9072.3 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9242.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Gold Dust2.2 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- 9502.2 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Waterhole2.2 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9722.2 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Big Tree2.1 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Picnic Loop2.1 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Log Canyon2.1 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9542.1 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Twin Sisters Cr.2 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Wagon Wheel Loop2 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Powerhouse2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Stevens Ranch1.9 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9791.9 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Old Highway1.9 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9191.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9041.8 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Pueblo Interpretive1.8 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Trout Creek1.7 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Lake Overlook1.7 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- 9641.7 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9411.7 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Red Canyon1.7 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9531.7 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9661.7 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Mountain Loop1.6 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Pinon Loop1.6 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Angel Loop1.6 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 2351.6 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9431.6 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9471.5 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9601.5 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- San Francisco Hot Springs1.5 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Dragon1.4 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9491.4 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Walk In The Past1.4 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Gallo Peak Trail1.3 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Thirty Something1.3 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9021.2 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9171.2 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Iron1.2 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9181.2 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Old Golf Course1.1 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9561.1 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Cornell Ranch1.1 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Mother Hubbard1 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9751 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Vista Trail1 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Reserve Fitness Trail0.9 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- 9050.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Moccasin John0.9 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9060.9 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Divide Access0.9 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Apache Cr. Interp.0.8 mi · bike
Native Material · class 3
- Valle Tio Vinces Spur0.8 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9810.7 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Frieborn Access0.7 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9740.6 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9140.6 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- Gomez Peak0.6 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- Long Canyon0.6 mi · bike
Native Material · class 1
- 80 Mountain0.6 mi · bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9420.6 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9150.6 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9630.5 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9000.5 mi · Class 1 e-bike
Native Material · class 2
- 9710.5 mi · bike + e-bike
Native Material · class 2
Gila National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)
Download all 138 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Gila National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.
E-bikes in Gila National Forest
Class 1 on 78 segments · Class 2 on 78 · Class 3 on 78. See full e-bike rules for Gila National Forest →
Where it is
Approximate center of Gila 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 Gila National Forest?
- Gila National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of A: 88% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Excellent — most rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access too.
- How many miles of mountain bike trail are in Gila National Forest?
- Gila National Forest has about 579 mi of bike-designated trail across 129 segments, out of 1,633 mi of total National Forest System trail.
- What is the riding season in Gila National Forest?
- Most bike-designated trails in Gila National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
- Are e-bikes allowed in Gila National Forest?
- Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 78 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.
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