USFS National Forest System Trails · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · Arizona · Updated October 2026
Chevelon Lake (USFS trail 611) is a 0.9 mi trail in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Arizona. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
- Trail length
- 0.9 mi
- Grade-based difficulty
- Expertgrade band +30-40%
- Surface
- Native Material
- USFS trail class
- Class 41 primitive · 5 developed
Can I bike Chevelon Lake?
| 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 Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, 77% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of A.
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About this trail
Chevelon Lake (USFS trail 611) runs 0.9 mi through Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Arizona. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, 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 native material. Based on slope, this is a Expert trail (grade band +30-40%); that reflects very steep gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. 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 4 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 Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Chevelon Lake?
- Mountain-bike use on Chevelon Lake 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 Chevelon Lake?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Chevelon Lake in the USFS data.
- How long is Chevelon Lake?
- Chevelon Lake measures about 0.9 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Chevelon Lake?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Chevelon Lake as native material.
- How difficult is Chevelon Lake?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Expert (grade band +30-40%), 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 Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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