USFS National Forest System Trails · National Forests in Florida · Florida · Updated June 2026
Longleaf Trail (USFS trail 0224) is a 24.3 mi trail in National Forests in Florida, Florida. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Longleaf Trail?
| 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 National Forests in Florida, 15% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of D.
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About this trail
In National Forests in Florida, Florida, Longleaf Trail (USFS trail 0224) covers 24.3 mi of National Forest System trail. 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. Underfoot, the trail is recorded as native material. Based on slope, this is a Easy trail (grade band 0-5%); that reflects gentle gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. For traditional mountain bikes, use is discouraged according to USFS data. The record additionally permits Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bike use; recall that Class 1 is pedal-assist, while Class 2 adds a throttle and Class 3 a higher cutoff 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 Longleaf Trail?
- Mountain-bike use on Longleaf Trail 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 Longleaf Trail?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Longleaf Trail in the USFS data.
- How long is Longleaf Trail?
- Longleaf Trail measures about 24.3 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Longleaf Trail?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Longleaf Trail as native material.
- How difficult is Longleaf Trail?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Easy (grade band 0-5%), 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 National Forests in Florida (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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