Updated October 2026
National Forests in Texas Mountain Bike Trails
Mountain bike
36.2mi
designated on 15 segments
8% of mapped trail
E-bike
0miClass 1
No e-bike designation recorded
0% of mapped trail
Mountain bike
36.2mi
designated on 15 segments
8% of mapped trail
- Season on record
- Year-round
- Bike Access Grade
- B100% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade
E-bike
0miClass 1
No e-bike designation recorded
- Class 10 mi
- Class 20 mi
- Class 30 mi
Treated as a motor vehicle: ridden only where designated.
- Ridable trails
- 11
- Mapped trail
- 455 mi on 97 segments
Both lanes share one scale: the 455 mi of National Forest System trail mapped in National Forests in Texas, Texas. From USFS National Forest System Trails records, updated October 2026.
National Forests in Texas earns a Bike Access Grade of B: 100% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes (no Class-1 e-bike designation on record). Good — a solid majority of rideable miles welcome bikes.
National Forests in Texas carries 455 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 36.2 mi across 15 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 0 segments (0 mi).
What the USFS data shows for National Forests in Texas
Of the 455 mi of mapped trail in National Forests in Texas, 8% — 36.2 mi across 15 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.
Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 93 of 97 surfaced segments (96%).
On the USFS difficulty rating, easy is the most common designation here — 94 of 97 rated segments (97%) — 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 Dl Bike Trail at 7.87 mi on native dirt, rated easy by USFS and open Year-round.
No Class 1 e-bike designations are recorded here, and 2 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.
Trail surface
- Native Material93
- Asphalt4
USFS trail class (1 = primitive · 5 = developed)
- Class 378
- Class 213
- Class 45
- Class 11
8% 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 |
|---|---|
| Dl Bike TrailNative MaterialYear-round | 7.87 |
| North LoopNative MaterialYear-round | 5.06 |
| Henry LakeNative MaterialYear-round | 4.38 |
| Dl Bike Trail OutsideNative MaterialYear-round | 4.03 |
| South LoopNative MaterialYear-round | 3.99 |
| C-TrailNative MaterialYear-round | 3.1 |
| Inner LoopNative MaterialYear-round | 2.2 |
| Rcw LoopNative MaterialYear-round | 2.12 |
| Start HillNative MaterialYear-round | 0.94 |
| 220 SpurNative MaterialYear-round | 0.73 |
| Dl Bike BrownNative MaterialYear-round | 0.71 |
Every trail in National Forests in Texas
All 11 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 (11)
Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).
- Dl Bike Trail7.9 miNative Material, class 3bike
- North Loop5.1 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Henry Lake4.4 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Native Material, class 3bike
- South Loop4 miNative Material, class 3bike
- C-Trail3.1 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Inner Loop2.2 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Rcw Loop2.1 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Start Hill0.9 miNative Material, class 3bike
- 220 Spur0.7 miNative Material, class 3bike
- Dl Bike Brown0.7 miNative Material, class 3bike
National Forests in Texas bike-legal trail list (CSV)
Download all 11 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in National Forests in Texas — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.
E-bikes in National Forests in Texas
Class 1 on 0 segments · Class 2 on 0 · Class 3 on 0. See full e-bike rules for National Forests in Texas →
Where it is
Approximate center of National Forests in Texas. USFS trail geometry isn't mapped here — use the ranger district for trailheads.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the bike access grade for National Forests in Texas?
- National Forests in Texas earns a Bike Access Grade of B: 100% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes (no Class-1 e-bike designation on record). Good — a solid majority of rideable miles welcome bikes.
- How many miles of mountain bike trail are in National Forests in Texas?
- National Forests in Texas has about 36.2 mi of bike-designated trail across 15 segments, out of 455 mi of total National Forest System trail.
- What is the riding season in National Forests in Texas?
- Most bike-designated trails in National Forests in Texas carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
- Are e-bikes allowed in National Forests in Texas?
- 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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