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USFS National Forest System Trails · Washington · Updated June 2026

Colville National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

FBike Access Grade F — 8% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

Colville National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of F: 8% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Restricted — traditional bikes are open on very few of the forest’s rideable miles.

Colville National Forest carries 801 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 19.3 mi across 15 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Apr–Nov. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 45 segments (211 mi).

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What the USFS data shows for Colville National Forest

Of the 801 mi of mapped trail in Colville National Forest, 2% — 19.3 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 223 of 273 surfaced segments (82%).

On the USFS difficulty rating, advanced is the most common designation here — 207 of 273 rated segments (76%) — across all uses, not bikes alone.

The headline bike season runs Apr–Nov; individual segments vary, with 3 distinct season windows recorded across the sampled bike trails.

The longest single named bike segment in the data is Little Pend Oreille Orv at 36.88 mi on native dirt, rated advanced by USFS.

Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 45 segments (211 mi), and 8 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.

F
Bike Access Grade
8% of rideable miles bike-open
52
Ridable trails
with their own page
19.3 mi
Bike-designated
15 segments
801 mi
Total NFS trail
274 segments
211 mi
Class 1 e-bike
45 segments

Trail surface

  • Native Material223
  • Snow40
  • Imported Compacted Material8
  • Asphalt2

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

  • Class 3229
  • Class 222
  • Class 414
  • Class 16
  • Class 52

2% 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
Little Pend Oreille Orv36.88Native Material——
Batey Bould25.38Native Material——
Gillette Ridge11.89Native Material——
Batey Bould8.2Native Material——
Mac/King7.96Native Material——
Batey Bould7.38Native Material——
Owl Mountain6.84Native Material——
Twin Sisters6.57Native Material——
Batey Bould6.04Native Material——
Thompson Ridge5.32Native Material——
South Huckleberry5.2Native Material——
Batey Bould4.92Native Material——
Batey Bould4.62Native Material——
Granite Mountain4.39Native Material——
Middle Fork Calispel4.32Native Material——
Maple Ridge4.13Native Material—Apr–Oct
Segment 54.12Native Material——
Golden Stairway4.09Native Material——
Rufus4.01Native Material——
Geophysical (Chipmunk)3.89Native Material—Apr–Oct
Tunnel3.89Native Material——
Pioneer Park3.75Imported Compacted Material——
Ton 3133.48Native Material——
Batey Bould3.45Native Material——
Ton 3153.39Native Material——

Every trail in Colville National Forest

All 52 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 (12)

Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).

Intermediate grade (7)

Moderate grade band.

Advanced grade (33)

Steep grade band.

CSV

Colville National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 52 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Colville National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Colville National Forest

Class 1 on 45 segments · Class 2 on 45 · Class 3 on 45. See full e-bike rules for Colville National Forest →

Where it is

Approximate center of Colville 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 Colville National Forest?
Colville National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of F: 8% of its rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes, with Class-1 e-bike access on part of the network. Restricted — traditional bikes are open on very few of the forest’s rideable miles.
How many miles of mountain bike trail are in Colville National Forest?
Colville National Forest has about 19.3 mi of bike-designated trail across 15 segments, out of 801 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Colville National Forest?
Most bike-designated trails in Colville National Forest carry a Apr–Nov season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
Are e-bikes allowed in Colville National Forest?
Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 45 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

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