USFS National Forest System Trails · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · Kentucky · Updated June 2026
Main Trail Pt 8-E (USFS trail YQMYM06) is a 0.5 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 Main Trail Pt 8-E?
| 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
Main Trail Pt 8-E (USFS trail YQMYM06) is a 0.5 mi trail in Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, 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. The tread is mapped as native material. USFS slope data puts it in the Easy band (grade band +0-5%), meaning a gentle climb — keep in mind this measures steepness, not trail technicality. Note that mountain-bike use here is discouraged in USFS records — confirm with the ranger district before riding. On the electric side, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are also designated — Class 1 being pedal-assist only, Classes 2 and 3 adding a throttle and higher assisted 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. 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 Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Main Trail Pt 8-E?
- Mountain-bike use on Main Trail Pt 8-E 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 Main Trail Pt 8-E?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Main Trail Pt 8-E in the USFS data.
- How long is Main Trail Pt 8-E?
- Main Trail Pt 8-E measures about 0.5 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Main Trail Pt 8-E?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Main Trail Pt 8-E as native material.
- How difficult is Main Trail Pt 8-E?
- 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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