USFS National Forest System Trails · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · Kentucky · Updated June 2026
5201 (USFS trail OQ5O5201) is a 1.1 mi trail in Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Kentucky. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike 5201?
| 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 Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, 31% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of C.
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About this trail
5201 (USFS trail OQ5O5201) runs 1.1 mi through Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in Kentucky. Everything below comes straight from the US Forest Service National Forest System Trails dataset — length, surface, slope-derived difficulty, and the specific bike and e-bike designations on record — so you can check legality before you load up. USFS records list its surface as native material. Its grade-based difficulty is Easy (grade band +0-5%) — a gentle 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; 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. 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 5201?
- Mountain-bike use on 5201 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 5201?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on 5201 in the USFS data.
- How long is 5201?
- 5201 measures about 1.1 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of 5201?
- USFS data records the tread surface of 5201 as native material.
- How difficult is 5201?
- 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 Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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