USFS National Forest System Trails · Tongass National Forest · Alaska · Updated June 2026
8000000 Fire Cove Road System (USFS trail 528000FIRECOVE) is a 1.1 mi trail in Tongass National Forest, Alaska. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike 8000000 Fire Cove Road System?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Accepted but discouraged | — |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | year-round |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | year-round |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | year-round |
Zooming out: across Tongass National Forest, 0% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of F.
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About this trail
8000000 Fire Cove Road System (USFS trail 528000FIRECOVE) is a 1.1 mi trail in Tongass 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. USFS records list its surface as imported loose 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. Note that mountain-bike use here is discouraged in USFS records — confirm with the ranger district before riding. On the electric side, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are also designated — Class 1 being pedal-assist only, Classes 2 and 3 adding a throttle and higher assisted 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 8000000 Fire Cove Road System?
- Mountain-bike use on 8000000 Fire Cove Road System is discouraged in USFS records, though Class 1 e-bike use is designated. Confirm current rules with the managing ranger district.
- Are e-bikes allowed on 8000000 Fire Cove Road System?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on 8000000 Fire Cove Road System in the USFS data.
- How long is 8000000 Fire Cove Road System?
- 8000000 Fire Cove Road System measures about 1.1 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of 8000000 Fire Cove Road System?
- USFS data records the tread surface of 8000000 Fire Cove Road System as imported loose material.
- How difficult is 8000000 Fire Cove Road System?
- 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 Tongass National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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