USFS National Forest System Trails · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · Colorado · Updated June 2026
Calf Creek Plateau (USFS trail 9458) is a 6.8 mi trail in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Colorado. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Jun–Oct, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Calf Creek Plateau?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Jun–Oct |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | Jul–Sep |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | Jul–Sep |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | Jul–Sep |
Zooming out: across Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, 96% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of A.
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About this trail
Calf Creek Plateau (USFS trail 9458) is a 6.8 mi trail in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Colorado. 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 Intermediate trail (grade band 8-10%); that reflects moderate gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. Mountain bikes are allowed, with a Jun–Oct season in the data. On the electric side, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are also designated (Jul–Sep) — Class 1 being pedal-assist only, Classes 2 and 3 adding a throttle and higher assisted 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. 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 Calf Creek Plateau?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Calf Creek Plateau in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, typically Jun–Oct, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Calf Creek Plateau?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Calf Creek Plateau in the USFS data.
- How long is Calf Creek Plateau?
- Calf Creek Plateau measures about 6.8 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Calf Creek Plateau?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Calf Creek Plateau as native material.
- How difficult is Calf Creek Plateau?
- 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 Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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