USFS National Forest System Trails · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · Colorado · Updated June 2026
Goat Creek Snowmobile (USFS trail SNO-5612) is a 8.7 mi trail in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Colorado. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Jan–Apr, December, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Goat Creek Snowmobile?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Jan–Apr, December |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | — | |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | — | |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | — |
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
Goat Creek Snowmobile (USFS trail SNO-5612) runs 8.7 mi through Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, 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 snow. 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. Bike use is designated as allowed, typically Jan–Apr, December. 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 4 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 Goat Creek Snowmobile?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Goat Creek Snowmobile in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, typically Jan–Apr, December, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Goat Creek Snowmobile?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Goat Creek Snowmobile in the USFS data.
- How long is Goat Creek Snowmobile?
- Goat Creek Snowmobile measures about 8.7 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Goat Creek Snowmobile?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Goat Creek Snowmobile as snow.
- How difficult is Goat Creek Snowmobile?
- 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 Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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