USFS National Forest System Trails · Superior National Forest · Minnesota · Updated June 2026
Laurentian Ohv (USFS trail 10187) is a 1.8 mi trail in Superior National Forest, Minnesota. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Laurentian Ohv?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Accepted but discouraged | — |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | May–Nov |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | May–Nov |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | May–Nov |
Zooming out: across Superior National Forest, 22% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of D.
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About this trail
In Superior National Forest, Minnesota, Laurentian Ohv (USFS trail 10187) covers 1.8 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 native material. No grade band is recorded, so a steepness-based difficulty isn't available for this trail. For traditional mountain bikes, use is discouraged according to USFS data. The record additionally permits Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bike use, May–Nov; 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 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 Laurentian Ohv?
- Mountain-bike use on Laurentian Ohv 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 Laurentian Ohv?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Laurentian Ohv in the USFS data.
- How long is Laurentian Ohv?
- Laurentian Ohv measures about 1.8 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Laurentian Ohv?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Laurentian Ohv as native material.
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 Superior National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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