USFS National Forest System Trails · Chugach National Forest · Alaska · Updated June 2026
Inht: Bear Lake Trail (USFS trail 315) is a 12.8 mi trail in Chugach National Forest, Alaska. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Jul–Oct, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Inht: Bear Lake Trail?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Jul–Oct |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | Jan–Mar, Jun–Dec |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | Jan–Mar, Jun–Dec |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | Jan–Mar, Jun–Dec |
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
Inht: Bear Lake Trail (USFS trail 315) is a 12.8 mi trail in Chugach National Forest, Alaska. This profile summarizes what the official US Forest Service trail record says about riding it: how long the trail is, what it's built on, how steep the route grades out, and which forms of bike use the agency has designated. The tread is mapped as native material. Its grade-based difficulty is Easy (grade band 0-5%) — a gentle steepness profile derived from USFS slope data, not a technical mountain-bike rating. Bike use is designated as allowed, typically Jul–Oct. The record additionally permits Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bike use, Jan–Mar, Jun–Dec; recall that Class 1 is pedal-assist, while Class 2 adds a throttle and Class 3 a higher cutoff speed. 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. For day-of certainty on closures or seasonal orders, check directly with the ranger district, since this reflects the USFS data as of the latest refresh.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Inht: Bear Lake Trail?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Inht: Bear Lake Trail in Chugach National Forest, typically Jul–Oct, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Inht: Bear Lake Trail?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Inht: Bear Lake Trail in the USFS data.
- How long is Inht: Bear Lake Trail?
- Inht: Bear Lake Trail measures about 12.8 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Inht: Bear Lake Trail?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Inht: Bear Lake Trail as native material.
- How difficult is Inht: Bear Lake Trail?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Easy (grade band 0-5%), 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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