USFS National Forest System Trails · Ottawa National Forest · Michigan · Updated June 2026
Watersmeet Snowmobile #3 (USFS trail 60053) is a 6.6 mi trail in Ottawa National Forest, Michigan. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Apr–Nov, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Watersmeet Snowmobile #3?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Apr–Nov |
| 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 Ottawa National Forest, 8% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of F.
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About this trail
Watersmeet Snowmobile #3 (USFS trail 60053) runs 6.6 mi through Ottawa National Forest in Michigan. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Ottawa National Forest, covering the trail's mileage, tread, grade band, and the bike and e-bike uses the agency lists as designated. The tread is mapped as native 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. Mountain bikes are allowed, with a Apr–Nov season in the data. 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. 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 Watersmeet Snowmobile #3?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Watersmeet Snowmobile #3 in Ottawa National Forest, typically Apr–Nov, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Watersmeet Snowmobile #3?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Watersmeet Snowmobile #3 in the USFS data.
- How long is Watersmeet Snowmobile #3?
- Watersmeet Snowmobile #3 measures about 6.6 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Watersmeet Snowmobile #3?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Watersmeet Snowmobile #3 as native material.
- How difficult is Watersmeet Snowmobile #3?
- 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 Ottawa National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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