USFS National Forest System Trails · Prescott National Forest · Arizona · Updated June 2026
Schoolhouse Gulch (USFS trail 0067) is a 2.5 mi trail in Prescott National Forest, Arizona. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Schoolhouse Gulch?
| 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 Prescott National Forest, 85% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of A.
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About this trail
In Prescott National Forest, Arizona, Schoolhouse Gulch (USFS trail 0067) covers 2.5 mi of National Forest System trail. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Prescott 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 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. 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. 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 Schoolhouse Gulch?
- Mountain-bike use on Schoolhouse Gulch 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 Schoolhouse Gulch?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Schoolhouse Gulch in the USFS data.
- How long is Schoolhouse Gulch?
- Schoolhouse Gulch measures about 2.5 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Schoolhouse Gulch?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Schoolhouse Gulch as native material.
- How difficult is Schoolhouse Gulch?
- 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 Prescott National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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