USFS National Forest System Trails · Six Rivers National Forest · California · Updated June 2026
Mc Clendon Ford (USFS trail 3E03) is a 1 mi trail in Six Rivers National Forest, California. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed year-round, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Mc Clendon Ford?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | year-round |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Restricted | — |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Restricted | — |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Restricted | — |
Zooming out: across Six Rivers National Forest, 28% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of C.
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About this trail
In Six Rivers National Forest, California, Mc Clendon Ford (USFS trail 3E03) covers 1 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. The tread is mapped as native material. USFS slope data puts it in the Intermediate band (grade band +8-10%), meaning a moderate climb — keep in mind this measures steepness, not trail technicality. Mountain bikes are allowed, open year-round in the data. No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on this trail in the USFS data, so treat it as a non-motorized route unless a posted order says otherwise. 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 Mc Clendon Ford?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Mc Clendon Ford in Six Rivers National Forest, year-round, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Mc Clendon Ford?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Mc Clendon Ford in the USFS data.
- How long is Mc Clendon Ford?
- Mc Clendon Ford measures about 1 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Mc Clendon Ford?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Mc Clendon Ford as native material.
- How difficult is Mc Clendon Ford?
- 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 Six Rivers National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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