USFS National Forest System Trails · Angeles National Forest · California · Updated June 2026
Ridge Ohv Trail (USFS trail 3414W08) is a 1.2 mi trail in Angeles National Forest, California. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Ridge Ohv 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 Angeles National Forest, 56% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of B.
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About this trail
Ridge Ohv Trail (USFS trail 3414W08) runs 1.2 mi through Angeles National Forest in California. 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. The tread is mapped as native material. Its grade-based difficulty is Expert (grade band 30-40%) — a very steep 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. 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 Ridge Ohv Trail?
- Mountain-bike use on Ridge Ohv 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 Ridge Ohv Trail?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Ridge Ohv Trail in the USFS data.
- How long is Ridge Ohv Trail?
- Ridge Ohv Trail measures about 1.2 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Ridge Ohv Trail?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Ridge Ohv Trail as native material.
- How difficult is Ridge Ohv Trail?
- 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 Angeles National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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