USFS National Forest System Trails · Superior National Forest · Minnesota · Updated June 2026
Screech Road Bike (USFS trail 71152A) is a 4.2 mi trail in Superior National Forest, Minnesota. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Apr–Nov, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Screech Road Bike?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Apr–Nov |
| 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 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
Screech Road Bike (USFS trail 71152A) runs 4.2 mi through Superior National Forest in Minnesota. 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. 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 (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 1 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 Superior National Forest.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Screech Road Bike?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Screech Road Bike in Superior National Forest, typically Apr–Nov, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Screech Road Bike?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Screech Road Bike in the USFS data.
- How long is Screech Road Bike?
- Screech Road Bike measures about 4.2 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Screech Road Bike?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Screech Road Bike as imported compacted material.
- How difficult is Screech Road Bike?
- 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 Superior National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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