USFS National Forest System Trails · Hiawatha National Forest · Michigan · Updated June 2026
Strongs - Soo Orv Route (USFS trail 4101) is a 20.2 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 Strongs - Soo Orv Route?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Accepted but discouraged | — |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | Apr–Nov |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | Apr–Nov |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | Apr–Nov |
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
Strongs - Soo Orv Route (USFS trail 4101) is a 20.2 mi trail in Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan. 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 imported compacted material. Based on slope, this is a Easy trail (grade band 0-5%); 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. On the electric side, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are also designated (Apr–Nov) — 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 4 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 Strongs - Soo Orv Route?
- Mountain-bike use on Strongs - Soo Orv Route 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 Strongs - Soo Orv Route?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Strongs - Soo Orv Route in the USFS data.
- How long is Strongs - Soo Orv Route?
- Strongs - Soo Orv Route measures about 20.2 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Strongs - Soo Orv Route?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Strongs - Soo Orv Route as imported compacted material.
- How difficult is Strongs - Soo Orv Route?
- 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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