USFS National Forest System Trails · South Carolina · Updated June 2026
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests Mountain Bike Trails
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests earns a Bike Access Grade of F: 0% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes (no Class-1 e-bike designation on record). Restricted — traditional bikes are open on very few of the forest’s rideable miles.
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests carries 592 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 0 mi across 0 segments is designated for mountain bikes. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 0 segments (0 mi).
What the USFS data shows for Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests maps 592 mi of National Forest System trail across 168 segments, but USFS travel-management data records no bike-designated mileage for this forest — every segment shown here is hike/stock or otherwise non-bike in the official layer.
The network is built mostly on native dirt: 140 of 168 surfaced segments (83%) are native material.
By USFS difficulty rating the trails skew easy, the most common designation at 67 of 168 rated segments (40%).
The most common USFS trail class is Class 3 (119 segments), on the 1-primitive to 5-developed scale.
No segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the dataset.
Trail surface
- Native Material140
- Imported Loose Material15
- Water12
- Asphalt1
USFS trail class (1 = primitive · 5 = developed)
- Class 3119
- Class 434
- Class 213
- Class 52
0% 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.
E-bikes in Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests
Class 1 on 0 segments · Class 2 on 0 · Class 3 on 0. See full e-bike rules for Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests →
Where it is
Approximate center of Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests. USFS trail geometry isn't mapped here — use the ranger district for trailheads.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the bike access grade for Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests?
- Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests earns a Bike Access Grade of F: 0% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes (no Class-1 e-bike designation on record). Restricted — traditional bikes are open on very few of the forest’s rideable miles.
- How many miles of mountain bike trail are in Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests?
- Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests has about 0 mi of bike-designated trail across 0 segments, out of 592 mi of total National Forest System trail.
- What is the riding season in Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests?
- Season windows vary by trail and elevation in Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests; check current conditions with the ranger district.
- Are e-bikes allowed in Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests?
- Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 0 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.
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