USFS National Forest System Trails · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · Arizona · Updated October 2026
Georges Lake (USFS trail 3) is a 4.1 mi trail in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Arizona. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed year-round, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
- Trail length
- 4.1 mi
- Grade-based difficulty
- Advancedgrade band +12-20%
- Surface
- Native Material
- USFS trail class
- Class 41 primitive · 5 developed
Can I bike Georges Lake?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | year-round |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Not designated | — |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Not designated | — |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Not designated | — |
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
Georges Lake (USFS trail 3) runs 4.1 mi through Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Arizona. This profile summarizes what the official US Forest Service trail record says about riding it: how long the trail is, what it's built on, how steep the route grades out, and which forms of bike use the agency has designated. Underfoot, the trail is recorded as native 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. Bike use is designated as allowed year-round. No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on this trail in the USFS data, so treat it as a non-motorized route unless a posted order says otherwise. 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 Georges Lake?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Georges Lake in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, year-round, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Georges Lake?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Georges Lake in the USFS data.
- How long is Georges Lake?
- Georges Lake measures about 4.1 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Georges Lake?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Georges Lake as native material.
- How difficult is Georges Lake?
- 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 Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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