USFS National Forest System Trails · Tongass National Forest · Alaska · Updated June 2026
Taku Jeep Trail (USFS trail 33TAKUJEEP) is a 3.2 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 Taku Jeep Trail?
| 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
Taku Jeep Trail (USFS trail 33TAKUJEEP) is a 3.2 mi trail in Tongass National Forest, Alaska. Everything below comes straight from the US Forest Service National Forest System Trails dataset — length, surface, slope-derived difficulty, and the specific bike and e-bike designations on record — so you can check legality before you load up. 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. 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 Taku Jeep Trail?
- Mountain-bike use on Taku Jeep Trail 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 Taku Jeep Trail?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Taku Jeep Trail in the USFS data.
- How long is Taku Jeep Trail?
- Taku Jeep Trail measures about 3.2 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Taku Jeep Trail?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Taku Jeep Trail as imported loose material.
- How difficult is Taku Jeep Trail?
- 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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