USFS National Forest System Trails · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Colorado · Updated June 2026
Meaden Peak Snowmobile (USFS trail 42.W) is a 10.6 mi trail in Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Colorado. Mountain-bike use here is not designated in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Meaden Peak Snowmobile?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | — | |
| 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 Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, 14% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of D.
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About this trail
In Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Colorado, Meaden Peak Snowmobile (USFS trail 42.W) covers 10.6 mi of National Forest System trail. 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. 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. Note that mountain-bike use here is not designated in USFS records — confirm with the ranger district before riding. 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 Meaden Peak Snowmobile?
- Mountain-bike use on Meaden Peak Snowmobile is not designated in USFS records, though Class 1 e-bike use is designated. Confirm current rules with the managing ranger district.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Meaden Peak Snowmobile?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Meaden Peak Snowmobile in the USFS data.
- How long is Meaden Peak Snowmobile?
- Meaden Peak Snowmobile measures about 10.6 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Meaden Peak Snowmobile?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Meaden Peak Snowmobile as native material.
- How difficult is Meaden Peak 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 Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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