USFS National Forest System Trails · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · Georgia · Updated June 2026
Pinhoti (USFS trail 3) is a 96.2 mi trail in Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, Georgia. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed year-round, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Pinhoti?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | year-round |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Restricted | — |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Restricted | — |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Restricted | — |
Zooming out: across Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, 99% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of A.
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About this trail
Pinhoti (USFS trail 3) is a 96.2 mi trail in Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, Georgia. 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. USFS slope data puts it in the Intermediate band (grade band 10-12%), meaning a moderate climb — keep in mind this measures steepness, not trail technicality. Bike use is designated as allowed year-round. The agency lists no Class 1, 2 or 3 e-bike designation here; absent a local order to the contrary, that means e-bikes are not an allowed use on this trail. 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. 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 Pinhoti?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Pinhoti in Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, year-round, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Pinhoti?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Pinhoti in the USFS data.
- How long is Pinhoti?
- Pinhoti measures about 96.2 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Pinhoti?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Pinhoti as native material.
- How difficult is Pinhoti?
- 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 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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