USFS National Forest System Trails · Chugach National Forest · Alaska · Updated June 2026
Devil'S Creek Trail (USFS trail 305) is a 9.7 mi trail in Chugach National Forest, Alaska. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Jun–Oct, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Devil'S Creek Trail?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Jun–Oct |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | — | |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | — | |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | — |
Zooming out: across Chugach National Forest, 91% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of A.
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About this trail
Devil'S Creek Trail (USFS trail 305) runs 9.7 mi through Chugach National Forest in Alaska. Everything below comes straight from the US Forest Service National Forest System Trails dataset — length, surface, slope-derived difficulty, and the specific bike and e-bike designations on record — so you can check legality before you load up. The tread is mapped as native material. USFS slope data puts it in the Advanced band (grade band 12-20%), meaning a steep climb — keep in mind this measures steepness, not trail technicality. Bike use is designated as allowed, typically Jun–Oct. No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on this trail in the USFS data, so treat it as a non-motorized route unless a posted order says otherwise. The route is mapped as USFS Trail Class 3 on the agency's 1-to-5 development scale, where 1 is the most primitive, minimally maintained tread and 5 is the most developed. Because conditions, closures, and local orders change between data refreshes, confirm the current status with the managing ranger district before you ride.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Devil'S Creek Trail?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Devil'S Creek Trail in Chugach National Forest, typically Jun–Oct, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Devil'S Creek Trail?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Devil'S Creek Trail in the USFS data.
- How long is Devil'S Creek Trail?
- Devil'S Creek Trail measures about 9.7 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Devil'S Creek Trail?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Devil'S Creek Trail as native material.
- How difficult is Devil'S Creek Trail?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Advanced (grade band 12-20%), derived from USFS slope data. This reflects steepness, not technical mountain-bike difficulty.
How we read this data
Grade-based difficulty above is the USFS grade (route steepness), not a technical mountain-bike rating — a gentle-grade trail can still be rocky or technical, and vice versa. Bike and e-bike status come verbatim from the USFS managed-use fields for this trail; we never infer access we can't cite. See our methodology for how the dataset is built and what each field means.
Where it is
Approximate location of Chugach National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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