USFS National Forest System Trails · West Virginia · Updated June 2026
Monongahela National Forest Mountain Bike Trails
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).
What the USFS data shows for Monongahela National Forest
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 Trail | 21.32 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| West Fork Rail Trail | 20.16 | Imported Compacted Material | — | Year-round |
| Allegheny Trail # 701a | 19.29 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Monday Ridge | 6.6 | Native Material | — | Apr–Oct |
| Props Run Trail # 420 | 6.28 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Sunday Lick | 5.2 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Buckley Mountain North | 5.2 | Native Material | — | Apr–Oct |
| Gauley Mountain Trail # 438 | 5.15 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Stillhouse | 4.9 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Tea Creek Mountain Trail # 452 | 4.28 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Buckley Mountain South | 3.5 | Native Material | — | Apr–Oct |
| Boundary Trail # 449 | 3.45 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Two Lick Trail # 456 | 3.44 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Right Fork Trail # 453 | 3.23 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Monday Lick | 3.1 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Two Lick Bottom Trail # 457 | 1.61 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Powerline Trail # 423 | 1.5 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Roaring Run Trail # 421 | 1.06 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Thomas Rail Trail | 1 | Imported Compacted Material | — | Year-round |
| Elk Rail Trail #422 | 0.97 | Native Material | — | Year-round |
| Gateway | 0.7 | Imported Compacted Material | — | Year-round |
| River Warmup North | 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 · bike
- Thomas Rail Trail1 mi · bike
- Gateway0.7 mi · bike
Intermediate grade (19)
Moderate grade band.
- Fork Mountain Trail21.3 mi · bike
- Allegheny Trail # 701a19.3 mi · bike
- Monday Ridge6.6 mi · bike
- Props Run Trail # 4206.3 mi · bike
- Sunday Lick5.2 mi · bike
- Buckley Mountain North5.2 mi · bike
- Gauley Mountain Trail # 4385.2 mi · bike
- Stillhouse4.9 mi · bike
- Tea Creek Mountain Trail # 4524.3 mi · bike
- Buckley Mountain South3.5 mi · bike
- Boundary Trail # 4493.5 mi · bike
- Two Lick Trail # 4563.4 mi · bike
- Right Fork Trail # 4533.2 mi · bike
- Monday Lick3.1 mi · bike
- Two Lick Bottom Trail # 4571.6 mi · bike
- Powerline Trail # 4231.5 mi · bike
- Roaring Run Trail # 4211.1 mi · bike
- Elk Rail Trail #4221 mi · bike
- River Warmup North0.5 mi · bike
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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