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USFS National Forest System Trails · Pennsylvania · Updated June 2026

Allegheny National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

ABike Access Grade A — 81% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

Allegheny National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of A: 81% 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.

Allegheny National Forest carries 870 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 212 mi across 80 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 49 segments (163 mi).

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What the USFS data shows for Allegheny National Forest

Of the 870 mi of mapped trail in Allegheny National Forest, 24% — 212 mi across 80 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.

Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 151 of 299 surfaced segments (51%).

On the USFS difficulty rating, intermediate is the most common designation here — 1 of 1 rated segments (100%) — 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 Penoke Bike at 22.23 mi on compacted aggregate.

Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 49 segments (163 mi), and 1 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.

A
Bike Access Grade
81% of rideable miles bike-open
80
Ridable trails
with their own page
212 mi
Bike-designated
80 segments
870 mi
Total NFS trail
299 segments
163 mi
Class 1 e-bike
49 segments

Trail surface

  • Native Material151
  • Snow85
  • Imported Compacted Material56
  • Imported Loose Material5
  • Asphalt2

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

  • Class 3176
  • Class 2102
  • Class 414
  • Class 15
  • Class 52

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
Penoke Bike22.23Imported Compacted Material——
Timberline Atv A Loop13.99Imported Compacted Material—Year-round
Rocky Gap Atv Main Loop10.89Imported Loose Material—Year-round
Marienville Atv10.53Imported Compacted Material—Year-round
Kinzua Valley9.17Native Material—Year-round
Tanbark Hiking8.94Native Material—Year-round
Rocky Gap Atv Loop A8.12Native Material—Year-round
Bullis Hollow7.9Native Material—Year-round
Jrembt - Elijah7.33Native Material—Year-round
Timberline Atv E Loop7.19Imported Compacted Material—Year-round
Snow Timberline E7.19Snow——
Rimrock Hiking Loop6.97Native Material—Year-round
Willow Creek Atv Loop A6.94Imported Compacted Material—Year-round
Snow Timberline D5.91Snow——
Timberline Atv D Loop5.91Imported Compacted Material—Year-round
Westline Thundershower Hiking5.01Native Material—Year-round
Morrison Hiking Loop4.7Native Material—Year-round
Tidioute Riverside4.47Native Material—Year-round
Snow Timberline B4.23Snow——
Timberline Atv B Loop4.23Imported Compacted Material—Year-round
Buzzard Swamp Hiking3.98Imported Compacted Material—Year-round
Timberline Atv Warmup Loop W3.55Imported Compacted Material—Year-round
Snow Timberline Warmup3.55Snow——
Morrison Loop 20233Native Material—Apr–Oct
Toms Run2.97Native Material—Year-round

Every trail in Allegheny National Forest

All 80 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.

Grade not recorded (80)

No grade band recorded in the USFS data.

CSV

Allegheny National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 80 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Allegheny National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Allegheny National Forest

Class 1 on 49 segments · Class 2 on 29 · Class 3 on 29. See full e-bike rules for Allegheny National Forest →

Where it is

Approximate center of Allegheny 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 Allegheny National Forest?
Allegheny National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of A: 81% 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 Allegheny National Forest?
Allegheny National Forest has about 212 mi of bike-designated trail across 80 segments, out of 870 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Allegheny National Forest?
Most bike-designated trails in Allegheny National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
Are e-bikes allowed in Allegheny National Forest?
Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 49 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

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