USFS National Forest System Trails · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · Colorado · Updated June 2026
The Pines (USFS trail 8711.3C) is a 2.1 mi trail in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Colorado. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike The Pines?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Accepted but discouraged | — |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | year-round |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | year-round |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | year-round |
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
The Pines (USFS trail 8711.3C) is a 2.1 mi trail in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Colorado. Everything below comes straight from the US Forest Service National Forest System Trails dataset — length, surface, slope-derived difficulty, and the specific bike and e-bike designations on record — so you can check legality before you load up. The trail surface is not specified in the USFS record. No grade band is recorded, so a steepness-based difficulty isn't available for this trail. For traditional mountain bikes, use is discouraged according to USFS data. On the electric side, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are also designated — 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 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 The Pines?
- Mountain-bike use on The Pines is discouraged in USFS records, though Class 1 e-bike use is designated. Confirm current rules with the managing ranger district.
- Are e-bikes allowed on The Pines?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on The Pines in the USFS data.
- How long is The Pines?
- The Pines measures about 2.1 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
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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