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USFS National Forest System Trails · Oregon · Updated June 2026

Deschutes National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

BBike Access Grade B — 59% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

Deschutes National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of B: 59% 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.

Deschutes National Forest carries 2,255 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 658 mi across 165 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 122 segments (449 mi).

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What the USFS data shows for Deschutes National Forest

Of the 2,255 mi of mapped trail in Deschutes National Forest, 29% — 658 mi across 165 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.

Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 691 of 1,065 surfaced segments (65%).

On the USFS difficulty rating, advanced is the most common designation here — 48 of 60 rated segments (80%) — 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 Metolius-Windigo at 143.86 mi on native dirt and open Year-round.

Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 122 segments (449 mi), and 16 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.

B
Bike Access Grade
59% of rideable miles bike-open
221
Ridable trails
with their own page
658 mi
Bike-designated
165 segments
2,255 mi
Total NFS trail
1,066 segments
449 mi
Class 1 e-bike
122 segments

Trail surface

  • Native Material691
  • Snow352
  • Asphalt15
  • Imported Compacted Material7

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

  • Class 3862
  • Class 4160
  • Class 226
  • Class 517
  • Class N1

29% 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
Metolius-Windigo143.86Native Material—Year-round
Ohv #4039.34Native Material——
Swamp Wells24.68Native Material—Year-round
Ohv #3023.82Native Material——
Ohv #2020.34Native Material——
Crater Rim20.04Native Material—Year-round
Ohv #6018.81Native Material——
Edison # 34-4-216.64Native Material——
Ohv #5016.64Native Material——
Ohv #7016.07Native Material——
Ohv #1016Native Material——
Ohv #9014.93Native Material——
Arnold Ice Cave14.56Native Material—Year-round
Deschutes River Hiking14.17Native Material—Year-round
Ohv #8012.86Native Material——
Mrazek12.52Native Material—Year-round
Green Ridge12.22Native Material—Year-round
Ohv #2512.09Native Material——
Edison # 311.77Native Material——
Upper Butte Loops11.61Native Material—Year-round
Coyote Loop11.6Native Material—Year-round
Sisters Tie Trail9.68Native Material—Year-round
Edison-Lava9.55Native Material——
Three Trails Ohv #139.38Native Material——
Summit Lake9.37Native Material—Year-round

Every trail in Deschutes National Forest

All 221 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 (3)

Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).

Grade not recorded (218)

No grade band recorded in the USFS data.

CSV

Deschutes National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 221 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Deschutes National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Deschutes National Forest

Class 1 on 122 segments · Class 2 on 122 · Class 3 on 122. See full e-bike rules for Deschutes National Forest →

Where it is

Approximate center of Deschutes 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 Deschutes National Forest?
Deschutes National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of B: 59% 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 Deschutes National Forest?
Deschutes National Forest has about 658 mi of bike-designated trail across 165 segments, out of 2,255 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Deschutes National Forest?
Most bike-designated trails in Deschutes National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
Are e-bikes allowed in Deschutes National Forest?
Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 122 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

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