USFS National Forest System Trails · Tongass National Forest · Alaska · Updated June 2026
Salmon Creek Headwaters (USFS trail 542079010) 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 Salmon Creek Headwaters?
| 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
Salmon Creek Headwaters (USFS trail 542079010) is a 1.1 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. The tread is mapped 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. The record additionally permits Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bike use; 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. 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 Salmon Creek Headwaters?
- Mountain-bike use on Salmon Creek Headwaters 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 Salmon Creek Headwaters?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Salmon Creek Headwaters in the USFS data.
- How long is Salmon Creek Headwaters?
- Salmon Creek Headwaters measures about 1.1 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Salmon Creek Headwaters?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Salmon Creek Headwaters as imported loose material.
- How difficult is Salmon Creek Headwaters?
- 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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