USFS National Forest System Trails · Six Rivers National Forest · California · Updated June 2026
Van Mad A (USFS trail 6E01) is a 1.7 mi trail in Six Rivers National Forest, California. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Van Mad A?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Accepted but discouraged | — |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | May–Nov |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | May–Nov |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | May–Nov |
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
Van Mad A (USFS trail 6E01) runs 1.7 mi through Six Rivers National Forest in California. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Six Rivers 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. 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. 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, May–Nov; 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 Six Rivers National Forest.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Van Mad A?
- Mountain-bike use on Van Mad A 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 Van Mad A?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Van Mad A in the USFS data.
- How long is Van Mad A?
- Van Mad A measures about 1.7 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Van Mad A?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Van Mad A as native material.
- How difficult is Van Mad A?
- 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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