USFS National Forest System Trails · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Idaho · Updated June 2026
Kootenai River Walk (USFS trail 184) is a 4.5 mi trail in Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Jun–Sep, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Kootenai River Walk?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Jun–Sep |
| 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 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
Kootenai River Walk (USFS trail 184) runs 4.5 mi through Idaho Panhandle National Forests in Idaho. 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. 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. Mountain bikes are allowed, with a Jun–Sep season in the data. 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 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 Kootenai River Walk?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Kootenai River Walk in Idaho Panhandle National Forests, typically Jun–Sep, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Kootenai River Walk?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Kootenai River Walk in the USFS data.
- How long is Kootenai River Walk?
- Kootenai River Walk measures about 4.5 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Kootenai River Walk?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Kootenai River Walk as native material.
- How difficult is Kootenai River Walk?
- 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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