USFS National Forest System Trails · Rio Grande National Forest · Colorado · Updated June 2026
La Garita Creek Cut-Off (USFS trail 793.2) is a 1.6 mi trail in Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike La Garita Creek Cut-Off?
| 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 Rio Grande National Forest, 0% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of F.
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About this trail
In Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado, La Garita Creek Cut-Off (USFS trail 793.2) covers 1.6 mi of National Forest System trail. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Rio Grande National Forest, covering the trail's mileage, tread, grade band, and the bike and e-bike uses the agency lists as designated. Underfoot, the trail is recorded as native material. 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. 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 1 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 La Garita Creek Cut-Off?
- Mountain-bike use on La Garita Creek Cut-Off 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 La Garita Creek Cut-Off?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on La Garita Creek Cut-Off in the USFS data.
- How long is La Garita Creek Cut-Off?
- La Garita Creek Cut-Off measures about 1.6 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of La Garita Creek Cut-Off?
- USFS data records the tread surface of La Garita Creek Cut-Off as native material.
- How difficult is La Garita Creek Cut-Off?
- 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 Rio Grande National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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