USFS National Forest System Trails · Inyo National Forest · California · Updated June 2026
San Joaquin Ridge Trail (USFS trail 26E201) is a 2.1 mi trail in Inyo National Forest, California. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike San Joaquin Ridge 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 Inyo National Forest, 7% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of F.
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About this trail
In Inyo National Forest, California, San Joaquin Ridge Trail (USFS trail 26E201) covers 2.1 mi of National Forest System trail. Everything below comes straight from the US Forest Service National Forest System Trails dataset — length, surface, slope-derived difficulty, and the specific bike and e-bike designations on record — so you can check legality before you load up. Underfoot, the trail is recorded as native material. Based on slope, this is a Easy trail (grade band 0-5%); that reflects gentle gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty 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 2 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 San Joaquin Ridge Trail?
- Mountain-bike use on San Joaquin Ridge 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 San Joaquin Ridge Trail?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on San Joaquin Ridge Trail in the USFS data.
- How long is San Joaquin Ridge Trail?
- San Joaquin Ridge Trail measures about 2.1 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of San Joaquin Ridge Trail?
- USFS data records the tread surface of San Joaquin Ridge Trail as native material.
- How difficult is San Joaquin Ridge Trail?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Easy (grade band 0-5%), 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 Inyo National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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