USFS National Forest System Trails · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · Colorado · Updated June 2026
Elk Meadow (USFS trail 64) is a 1 mi trail in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Colorado. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Jun–Nov, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Elk Meadow?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Jun–Nov |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | Jun–Nov |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | Jun–Nov |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | Jun–Nov |
Zooming out: across Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, 99% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of A.
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About this trail
In Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Colorado, Elk Meadow (USFS trail 64) 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. USFS records list its surface as native material. Its grade-based difficulty is Advanced (grade band +12-20%) — a steep steepness profile derived from USFS slope data, not a technical mountain-bike rating. Mountain bikes are allowed, with a Jun–Nov season in the data. The record additionally permits Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bike use, Jun–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 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. 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 Elk Meadow?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Elk Meadow in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, typically Jun–Nov, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Elk Meadow?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Elk Meadow in the USFS data.
- How long is Elk Meadow?
- Elk Meadow measures about 1 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Elk Meadow?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Elk Meadow as native material.
- How difficult is Elk Meadow?
- 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 Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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