USFS National Forest System Trails · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Idaho · Updated June 2026
Idaho Gulch Ohv (USFS trail 1505) is a 9.4 mi trail in Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Idaho Gulch Ohv?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Accepted but discouraged | — |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | Apr–Sep |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | Apr–Sep |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | Apr–Sep |
This trail carries an accessibility designation in the USFS record.
Zooming out: across Idaho Panhandle National Forests, 6% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of F.
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About this trail
Idaho Gulch Ohv (USFS trail 1505) is a 9.4 mi trail in Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Idaho Panhandle National Forests, covering the trail's mileage, tread, grade band, and the bike and e-bike uses the agency lists as designated. The tread is mapped 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 discouraged in USFS records — confirm with the ranger district before riding. The record additionally permits Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bike use, Apr–Sep; 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, and the record carries an accessibility designation for this trail. Treat this as a planning reference rather than a live conditions report, and verify any time-sensitive closure or order with the ranger district that manages Idaho Panhandle National Forests.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Idaho Gulch Ohv?
- Mountain-bike use on Idaho Gulch Ohv 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 Idaho Gulch Ohv?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Idaho Gulch Ohv in the USFS data.
- How long is Idaho Gulch Ohv?
- Idaho Gulch Ohv measures about 9.4 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Idaho Gulch Ohv?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Idaho Gulch Ohv as native material.
- How difficult is Idaho Gulch Ohv?
- 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 Idaho Panhandle National Forests (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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