USFS National Forest System Trails · Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Idaho · Updated June 2026
Stony Butte Ohv (USFS trail 1449) is a 5.7 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 Stony Butte Ohv?
| 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 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
In Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho, Stony Butte Ohv (USFS trail 1449) covers 5.7 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. USFS records list its surface as native material. Based on slope, this is a Easy trail (grade band 5-8%); that reflects gentle gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty 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; 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 2 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 Stony Butte Ohv?
- Mountain-bike use on Stony Butte 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 Stony Butte Ohv?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Stony Butte Ohv in the USFS data.
- How long is Stony Butte Ohv?
- Stony Butte Ohv measures about 5.7 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Stony Butte Ohv?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Stony Butte Ohv as native material.
- How difficult is Stony Butte Ohv?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Easy (grade band 5-8%), 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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