USFS National Forest System Trails · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Colorado · Updated June 2026
Pot O Gold (USFS trail 1531) is a 3 mi trail in Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Colorado. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Mar–Nov, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Pot O Gold?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Mar–Nov |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | — | |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | — | |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | — |
This trail carries an accessibility designation in the USFS record.
Zooming out: across Pike and San Isabel National Forests, 51% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of B.
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About this trail
Pot O Gold (USFS trail 1531) runs 3 mi through Pike and San Isabel 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. The tread is mapped as native material. Based on slope, this is a Intermediate trail (grade band +10-12%); that reflects moderate gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. Bike use is designated as allowed, typically Mar–Nov. 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 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, and the record carries an accessibility designation for this trail. 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 Pot O Gold?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Pot O Gold in Pike and San Isabel National Forests, typically Mar–Nov, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Pot O Gold?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Pot O Gold in the USFS data.
- How long is Pot O Gold?
- Pot O Gold measures about 3 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Pot O Gold?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Pot O Gold as native material.
- How difficult is Pot O Gold?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Intermediate (grade band +10-12%), 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 Pike and San Isabel National Forests (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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