USFS National Forest System Trails · Tongass National Forest · Alaska · Updated June 2026
Dog Leg 1520020 Road (USFS trail 541520020) is a 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 Dog Leg 1520020 Road?
| 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
Dog Leg 1520020 Road (USFS trail 541520020) is a 1 mi trail in Tongass National Forest, Alaska. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Tongass National Forest, covering the trail's mileage, tread, grade band, and the bike and e-bike uses the agency lists as designated. Underfoot, the trail is recorded as imported loose material. Its grade-based difficulty is Advanced (grade band +12-20%) — a steep steepness profile derived from USFS slope data, not a technical mountain-bike rating. 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. Treat this as a planning reference rather than a live conditions report, and verify any time-sensitive closure or order with the ranger district that manages Tongass National Forest.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Dog Leg 1520020 Road?
- Mountain-bike use on Dog Leg 1520020 Road 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 Dog Leg 1520020 Road?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Dog Leg 1520020 Road in the USFS data.
- How long is Dog Leg 1520020 Road?
- Dog Leg 1520020 Road measures about 1 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Dog Leg 1520020 Road?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Dog Leg 1520020 Road as imported loose material.
- How difficult is Dog Leg 1520020 Road?
- 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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