USFS National Forest System Trails · Kootenai National Forest · Montana · Updated June 2026
Sheldon Mountain Tie M (USFS trail 376M) is a 0.6 mi trail in Kootenai National Forest, Montana. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Jun–Nov, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Sheldon Mountain Tie M?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Jun–Nov |
| 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 Kootenai National Forest, 55% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of B.
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About this trail
In Kootenai National Forest, Montana, Sheldon Mountain Tie M (USFS trail 376M) covers 0.6 mi of National Forest System trail. Everything below comes straight from the US Forest Service National Forest System Trails dataset — length, surface, slope-derived difficulty, and the specific bike and e-bike designations on record — so you can check legality before you load up. The tread is mapped as native material. Based on slope, this is a Easy trail (grade band 5-8%); that reflects gentle gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. Bike use is designated as allowed, typically Jun–Nov. 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. 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 Kootenai National Forest.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Sheldon Mountain Tie M?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Sheldon Mountain Tie M in Kootenai National Forest, typically Jun–Nov, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Sheldon Mountain Tie M?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Sheldon Mountain Tie M in the USFS data.
- How long is Sheldon Mountain Tie M?
- Sheldon Mountain Tie M measures about 0.6 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Sheldon Mountain Tie M?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Sheldon Mountain Tie M as native material.
- How difficult is Sheldon Mountain Tie M?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Easy (grade band 5-8%), 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 Kootenai National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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