How many miles of mountain bike trail are in Olympic National Forest?

Olympic National Forest has about 99.7 mi of bike-designated trail across 25 segments, out of 287 mi of total National Forest System trail.

What is the riding season in Olympic National Forest?

Most bike-designated trails in Olympic National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.

Are e-bikes allowed in Olympic National Forest?

Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 5 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

Updated October 2026

Olympic National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

Mountain bike

99.7mi

designated on 25 segments

35% of mapped trail

E-bike

24.1miClass 1

designated on 5 segments

8% of mapped trail

Mountain bike

99.7mi

designated on 25 segments

35% of mapped trail

Season on record: Year-round
Bike Access Grade: A95% of rideable miles open to bikes. How we grade

E-bike

24.1miClass 1

designated on 5 segments

Class 124.1 mi
Class 224.1 mi
Class 324.1 mi

Treated as a motor vehicle: ridden only where designated.

Ridable trails: 20
Mapped trail: 287 mi on 169 segments

Both lanes share one scale: the 287 mi of National Forest System trail mapped in Olympic National Forest, Washington. From USFS National Forest System Trails records, updated October 2026.

Olympic National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of A: 95% 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.

Olympic National Forest carries 287 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 99.7 mi across 25 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 5 segments (24.1 mi).

Reviewed by CanIBikeHere Editorial Team · Updated Oct 15, 2026

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Of the 287 mi of mapped trail in Olympic National Forest, 35% — 99.7 mi across 25 bike-designated segments — is open to mountain bikes in USFS travel-management data.

Tread is overwhelmingly native dirt: USFS lists native material on 144 of 166 surfaced segments (87%).

On the USFS difficulty rating, easy is the most common designation here — 134 of 165 rated segments (81%) — 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 Wynoochee Lake Shore at 15.32 mi on native dirt, rated easy by USFS and open Year-round.

Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 5 segments (24.1 mi), and 13 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.

Trail surface

Native Material144
Imported Compacted Material19
Ac- Asphalt2
Imported Loose Material1

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

Class 3101
Class 237
Class 413
Class 110
Class 55

35% 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	Surface	Trail class	Bike season
Wynoochee Lake ShoreNative MaterialYear-round	15.32	Native Material	—	Year-round
West Fork HumptulipsNative MaterialYear-round	14.96	Native Material	—	Year-round
Mt. MullerNative MaterialYear-round	11.06	Native Material	—	Year-round
Lower So. Fk. SkokomishNative MaterialYear-round	10.47	Native Material	—	Year-round
Sleepy HollowNative MaterialYear-round	8.03	Native Material	—	Year-round
Dry CreekNative MaterialYear-round	7.39	Native Material	—	Year-round
Gold CreekNative MaterialYear-round	6.48	Native Material	—	Year-round
Lower DungenessNative MaterialYear-round	6.28	Native Material	—	Year-round
Lower Big QuilceneNative MaterialYear-round	6.18	Native Material	—	Year-round
Church CreekNative Material	3.35	Native Material	—	—
Pine LakeImported Compacted MaterialYear-round	2.7	Imported Compacted Material	—	Year-round
Elk LakeNative MaterialYear-round	1.83	Native Material	—	Year-round
Mt. ZionNative Material	1.78	Native Material	—	—
Jefferson RidgeNative MaterialYear-round	1.53	Native Material	—	Year-round
Big Creek CampgroundNative MaterialYear-round	1.07	Native Material	—	Year-round
Jefferson PassNative MaterialYear-round	1.06	Native Material	—	Year-round
Lower Pete'S CreekImported Compacted MaterialYear-round	1.02	Imported Compacted Material	—	Year-round
Lower Sf Skokomish CampcomfortNative MaterialYear-round	0.81	Native Material	—	Year-round
Ranger HoleNative MaterialYear-round	0.77	Native Material	—	Year-round
Elk Lake SouthNative MaterialYear-round	0.55	Native Material	—	Year-round

Every trail in Olympic National Forest

All 20 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 (17)

Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).

Wynoochee Lake Shore15.3 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
West Fork Humptulips15 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Sleepy Hollow8 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Dry Creek7.4 mi
Native Material, class 2bike
Gold Creek6.5 mi
Native Material, class 3bike + e-bike
Lower Dungeness6.3 mi
Native Material, class 3bike + e-bike
Lower Big Quilcene6.2 mi
Native Material, class 3bike + e-bike
Church Creek3.4 mi
Native Material, class 2Class 1 e-bike
Pine Lake2.7 mi
Imported Compacted Material, class 3bike
Elk Lake1.8 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Mt. Zion1.8 mi
Native Material, class 3Class 1 e-bike
Jefferson Ridge1.5 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Big Creek Campground1.1 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Jefferson Pass1.1 mi
Native Material, class 2bike
Lower Sf Skokomish Campcomfort0.8 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Ranger Hole0.8 mi
Native Material, class 2bike
Elk Lake South0.6 mi
Native Material, class 2bike

Intermediate grade (3)

Moderate grade band.

Mt. Muller11.1 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Lower So. Fk. Skokomish10.5 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Lower Pete'S Creek1 mi
Imported Compacted Material, class 3bike

CSV

Olympic National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 20 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Olympic National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Olympic National Forest

Class 1 on 5 segments · Class 2 on 5 · Class 3 on 5. See full e-bike rules for Olympic National Forest →

Where it is

Approximate center of Olympic 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 Olympic National Forest?: Olympic National Forest earns a Bike Access Grade of A: 95% 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 Olympic National Forest?: Olympic National Forest has about 99.7 mi of bike-designated trail across 25 segments, out of 287 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Olympic National Forest?: Most bike-designated trails in Olympic National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
Are e-bikes allowed in Olympic National Forest?: Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 5 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

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