USFS National Forest System Trails · Shasta-Trinity National Forest · California · Updated June 2026
Dobbins Gulch (USFS trail 11W20) is a 2 mi trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Dobbins 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 Shasta-Trinity National Forest, 77% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of A.
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About this trail
In Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California, Dobbins Gulch (USFS trail 11W20) covers 2 mi of National Forest System trail. 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. Based on slope, this is a Expert trail (grade band 20-30%); that reflects very steep gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. Note that mountain-bike use here is discouraged in USFS records — confirm with the ranger district before riding. 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. 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 Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Dobbins Gulch?
- Mountain-bike use on Dobbins 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 Dobbins Gulch?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Dobbins Gulch in the USFS data.
- How long is Dobbins Gulch?
- Dobbins Gulch measures about 2 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Dobbins Gulch?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Dobbins Gulch as native material.
- How difficult is Dobbins Gulch?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Expert (grade band 20-30%), 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 Shasta-Trinity National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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