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

Monongahela National Forest has about 123 mi of bike-designated trail across 25 segments, out of 881 mi of total National Forest System trail.

What is the riding season in Monongahela National Forest?

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

Are e-bikes allowed in Monongahela National Forest?

Only where designated. Class 1 e-bikes are recorded on 0 segments. See the e-bike rules page for the class-by-class breakdown.

Updated October 2026

Monongahela National Forest Mountain Bike Trails

Mountain bike

123mi

designated on 25 segments

14% of mapped trail

E-bike

0miClass 1

No e-bike designation recorded

0% of mapped trail

Mountain bike

123mi

designated on 25 segments

14% 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: 22
Mapped trail: 881 mi on 265 segments

Both lanes share one scale: the 881 mi of National Forest System trail mapped in Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. From USFS National Forest System Trails records, updated October 2026.

Monongahela National Forest 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.

Monongahela National Forest carries 881 mi of mapped National Forest System trail, of which 123 mi across 25 segments is designated for mountain bikes, typically open Year-round. Class 1 e-bikes are designated on 0 segments (0 mi).

Reviewed by CanIBikeHere Editorial Team · Updated Oct 15, 2026

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Of the 881 mi of mapped trail in Monongahela National Forest, 14% — 123 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 245 of 265 surfaced segments (92%).

On the USFS difficulty rating, intermediate is the most common designation here — 214 of 262 rated segments (82%) — 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 Fork Mountain Trail at 21.32 mi on native dirt, rated intermediate by USFS and open Year-round.

No Class 1 e-bike designations are recorded here, and 7 segments carry an ADA-accessibility flag in the same dataset.

Trail surface

Native Material245
Imported Compacted Material15
Other2
Crushed Aggregate Or Gravel1
Snow1

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

Class 3111
Class 2104
Class 425
Class 125

14% 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
Fork Mountain TrailNative MaterialYear-round	21.32	Native Material	—	Year-round
West Fork Rail TrailImported Compacted MaterialYear-round	20.16	Imported Compacted Material	—	Year-round
Allegheny Trail # 701aNative MaterialYear-round	19.29	Native Material	—	Year-round
Monday RidgeNative MaterialApr–Oct	6.6	Native Material	—	Apr–Oct
Props Run Trail # 420Native MaterialYear-round	6.28	Native Material	—	Year-round
Sunday LickNative MaterialYear-round	5.2	Native Material	—	Year-round
Buckley Mountain NorthNative MaterialApr–Oct	5.2	Native Material	—	Apr–Oct
Gauley Mountain Trail # 438Native MaterialYear-round	5.15	Native Material	—	Year-round
StillhouseNative MaterialYear-round	4.9	Native Material	—	Year-round
Tea Creek Mountain Trail # 452Native MaterialYear-round	4.28	Native Material	—	Year-round
Buckley Mountain SouthNative MaterialApr–Oct	3.5	Native Material	—	Apr–Oct
Boundary Trail # 449Native MaterialYear-round	3.45	Native Material	—	Year-round
Two Lick Trail # 456Native MaterialYear-round	3.44	Native Material	—	Year-round
Right Fork Trail # 453Native MaterialYear-round	3.23	Native Material	—	Year-round
Monday LickNative MaterialYear-round	3.1	Native Material	—	Year-round
Two Lick Bottom Trail # 457Native MaterialYear-round	1.61	Native Material	—	Year-round
Powerline Trail # 423Native MaterialYear-round	1.5	Native Material	—	Year-round
Roaring Run Trail # 421Native MaterialYear-round	1.06	Native Material	—	Year-round
Thomas Rail TrailImported Compacted MaterialYear-round	1	Imported Compacted Material	—	Year-round
Elk Rail Trail #422Native MaterialYear-round	0.97	Native Material	—	Year-round
GatewayImported Compacted MaterialYear-round	0.7	Imported Compacted Material	—	Year-round
River Warmup NorthNative MaterialApr–Oct	0.5	Native Material	—	Apr–Oct

Every trail in Monongahela National Forest

All 22 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 (3)

Gentle grade band (shallow average slope).

West Fork Rail Trail20.2 mi
Imported Compacted Material, class 4bike
Thomas Rail Trail1 mi
Imported Compacted Material, class 4bike
Gateway0.7 mi
Imported Compacted Material, class 4bike

Intermediate grade (19)

Moderate grade band.

Fork Mountain Trail21.3 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Allegheny Trail # 701a19.3 mi
Native Material, class 2bike
Monday Ridge6.6 mi
Native Material, class 3, Apr–Octbike
Props Run Trail # 4206.3 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Sunday Lick5.2 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Buckley Mountain North5.2 mi
Native Material, class 3, Apr–Octbike
Gauley Mountain Trail # 4385.2 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Stillhouse4.9 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Tea Creek Mountain Trail # 4524.3 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Buckley Mountain South3.5 mi
Native Material, class 3, Apr–Octbike
Boundary Trail # 4493.5 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Two Lick Trail # 4563.4 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Right Fork Trail # 4533.2 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Monday Lick3.1 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Two Lick Bottom Trail # 4571.6 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Powerline Trail # 4231.5 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Roaring Run Trail # 4211.1 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
Elk Rail Trail #4221 mi
Native Material, class 3bike
River Warmup North0.5 mi
Native Material, class 3, Apr–Octbike

CSV

Monongahela National Forest bike-legal trail list (CSV)

Download all 22 bike- and Class 1 e-bike-designated trails in Monongahela National Forest — name, miles, surface, grade, season, and e-bike class per trail, straight from USFS data.

E-bikes in Monongahela National Forest

Class 1 on 0 segments · Class 2 on 0 · Class 3 on 0. See full e-bike rules for Monongahela National Forest →

Where it is

Approximate center of Monongahela 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 Monongahela National Forest?: Monongahela National Forest 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 Monongahela National Forest?: Monongahela National Forest has about 123 mi of bike-designated trail across 25 segments, out of 881 mi of total National Forest System trail.
What is the riding season in Monongahela National Forest?: Most bike-designated trails in Monongahela National Forest carry a Year-round season in USFS data; higher-elevation trails clear later.
Are e-bikes allowed in Monongahela National Forest?: 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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