USFS National Forest System Trails · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · Colorado · Updated June 2026
Rim View Connector (USFS trail 2533.1A) is a 1.9 mi trail in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Colorado. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Jul–Sep, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Rim View Connector?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Jul–Sep |
| 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 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
Rim View Connector (USFS trail 2533.1A) runs 1.9 mi through Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in 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. USFS records list its surface as native material. USFS slope data puts it in the Expert band (grade band 20-30%), meaning a very steep climb — keep in mind this measures steepness, not trail technicality. Bike use is designated as allowed, typically Jul–Sep. No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on this trail in the USFS data, so treat it as a non-motorized route unless a posted order says otherwise. 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 Rim View Connector?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Rim View Connector in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, typically Jul–Sep, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Rim View Connector?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Rim View Connector in the USFS data.
- How long is Rim View Connector?
- Rim View Connector measures about 1.9 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Rim View Connector?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Rim View Connector as native material.
- How difficult is Rim View Connector?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Expert (grade band 20-30%), 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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