USFS National Forest System Trails · Ottawa National Forest · Michigan · Updated June 2026
Whitefish Lake Bike Trail (USFS trail 60154) is a 2.3 mi trail in Ottawa National Forest, Michigan. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, May–Oct, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Whitefish Lake Bike Trail?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | May–Oct |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Restricted | — |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Restricted | — |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Restricted | — |
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
In Ottawa National Forest, Michigan, Whitefish Lake Bike Trail (USFS trail 60154) covers 2.3 mi of National Forest System trail. 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. Underfoot, the trail is recorded as imported compacted 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. Bike use is designated as allowed, typically May–Oct. The agency lists no Class 1, 2 or 3 e-bike designation here; absent a local order to the contrary, that means e-bikes are not an allowed use on this trail. 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 Whitefish Lake Bike Trail?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Whitefish Lake Bike Trail in Ottawa National Forest, typically May–Oct, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Whitefish Lake Bike Trail?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Whitefish Lake Bike Trail in the USFS data.
- How long is Whitefish Lake Bike Trail?
- Whitefish Lake Bike Trail measures about 2.3 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Whitefish Lake Bike Trail?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Whitefish Lake Bike Trail as imported compacted material.
- How difficult is Whitefish Lake Bike 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 Ottawa National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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