USFS National Forest System Trails · Coronado National Forest · Arizona · Updated June 2026
W. Ash Creek (USFS trail 440) is a 1.4 mi trail in Coronado National Forest, Arizona. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike W. Ash Creek?
| 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 Coronado National Forest, 84% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of A.
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About this trail
In Coronado National Forest, Arizona, W. Ash Creek (USFS trail 440) covers 1.4 mi of National Forest System trail. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Coronado 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 native material. Its grade-based difficulty is Intermediate (grade band +8-10%) — a moderate steepness profile derived from USFS slope data, not a technical mountain-bike rating. For traditional mountain bikes, use is discouraged according to USFS data. 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. 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 Coronado National Forest.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on W. Ash Creek?
- Mountain-bike use on W. Ash Creek 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 W. Ash Creek?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on W. Ash Creek in the USFS data.
- How long is W. Ash Creek?
- W. Ash Creek measures about 1.4 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of W. Ash Creek?
- USFS data records the tread surface of W. Ash Creek as native material.
- How difficult is W. Ash Creek?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Intermediate (grade band +8-10%), 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 Coronado National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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