USFS National Forest System Trails · Tongass National Forest · Alaska · Updated June 2026
Ocean Blvd Road (USFS trail 317544) is a 4.3 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 Ocean Blvd 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
In Tongass National Forest, Alaska, Ocean Blvd Road (USFS trail 317544) covers 4.3 mi of National Forest System trail. 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. 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. 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 Ocean Blvd Road?
- Mountain-bike use on Ocean Blvd 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 Ocean Blvd Road?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Ocean Blvd Road in the USFS data.
- How long is Ocean Blvd Road?
- Ocean Blvd Road measures about 4.3 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Ocean Blvd Road?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Ocean Blvd Road as imported loose material.
- How difficult is Ocean Blvd 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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