USFS National Forest System Trails · Kootenai National Forest · Montana · Updated June 2026
White Pine Ridge (USFS trail 766) is a 1.3 mi trail in Kootenai National Forest, Montana. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike White Pine Ridge?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Accepted but discouraged | — |
| 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 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, White Pine Ridge (USFS trail 766) covers 1.3 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. Its grade-based difficulty is Advanced (grade band 12-20%) — a steep steepness profile derived from USFS slope data, not a technical mountain-bike rating. Note that mountain-bike use here is discouraged in USFS records — confirm with the ranger district before riding. The record additionally permits Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bike use; 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 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 White Pine Ridge?
- Mountain-bike use on White Pine Ridge 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 White Pine Ridge?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on White Pine Ridge in the USFS data.
- How long is White Pine Ridge?
- White Pine Ridge measures about 1.3 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of White Pine Ridge?
- USFS data records the tread surface of White Pine Ridge as native material.
- How difficult is White Pine Ridge?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Advanced (grade band 12-20%), 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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