USFS National Forest System Trails · Tahoe National Forest · California · Updated June 2026
Rebel Ridge (USFS trail 08E04) is a 1.5 mi trail in Tahoe National Forest, California. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed year-round, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Rebel Ridge?
| 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 Tahoe National Forest, 30% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of C.
Watch Tahoe National Forest for access changes
Email me when USFS mountain-bike or e-bike designations change for trails in Tahoe National Forest. Free, unsubscribe anytime.
About this trail
Rebel Ridge (USFS trail 08E04) is a 1.5 mi trail in Tahoe National Forest, California. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Tahoe National Forest, covering the trail's mileage, tread, grade band, and the bike and e-bike uses the agency lists as designated. Underfoot, the trail is recorded as native material. Based on slope, this is a Advanced trail (grade band 12-20%); that reflects steep gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. Mountain bikes are allowed, open year-round in the data. The agency lists no Class 1, 2 or 3 e-bike designation here; absent a local order to the contrary, that means e-bikes are not an allowed use on this trail. 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 Rebel Ridge?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Rebel Ridge in Tahoe National Forest, year-round, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Rebel Ridge?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Rebel Ridge in the USFS data.
- How long is Rebel Ridge?
- Rebel Ridge measures about 1.5 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Rebel Ridge?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Rebel Ridge as native material.
- How difficult is Rebel Ridge?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Advanced (grade band 12-20%), 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 Tahoe National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
Where to stay near Tahoe National Forest
Find hotels, cabins, and vacation rentals near Tahoe National Forest — plan your ride.
Top-rated places to stay near Tahoe National Forest
Availability and prices from Stay22 partners (Booking.com, Vrbo, Expedia). We may earn a commission from bookings, at no extra cost to you.
Riding Tahoe National Forest?
Trail-access updates and trip ideas by email.