USFS National Forest System Trails · Hiawatha National Forest · Michigan · Updated June 2026
Moss Lake Motorcycle Trail (USFS trail 115) is a 26.6 mi trail in Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Moss Lake Motorcycle Trail?
| 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 Hiawatha National Forest, 35% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of C.
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About this trail
In Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan, Moss Lake Motorcycle Trail (USFS trail 115) covers 26.6 mi of National Forest System trail. 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. Underfoot, the trail is recorded 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 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. 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 Hiawatha National Forest.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Moss Lake Motorcycle Trail?
- Mountain-bike use on Moss Lake Motorcycle Trail 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 Moss Lake Motorcycle Trail?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Moss Lake Motorcycle Trail in the USFS data.
- How long is Moss Lake Motorcycle Trail?
- Moss Lake Motorcycle Trail measures about 26.6 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Moss Lake Motorcycle Trail?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Moss Lake Motorcycle Trail as native material.
- How difficult is Moss Lake Motorcycle Trail?
- 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 Hiawatha National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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