USFS National Forest System Trails · Lolo National Forest · Montana · Updated June 2026
Snowbowl Mountain Bike (USFS trail 301) is a 4.5 mi trail in Lolo National Forest, Montana. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, May–Nov, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Snowbowl Mountain Bike?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | May–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 Lolo National Forest, 34% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of C.
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About this trail
Snowbowl Mountain Bike (USFS trail 301) runs 4.5 mi through Lolo National Forest in Montana. 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. USFS slope data puts it in the Intermediate band (grade band 8-10%), meaning a moderate climb — keep in mind this measures steepness, not trail technicality. Bike use is designated as allowed, typically May–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. For day-of certainty on closures or seasonal orders, check directly with the ranger district, since this reflects the USFS data as of the latest refresh.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Snowbowl Mountain Bike?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Snowbowl Mountain Bike in Lolo National Forest, typically May–Nov, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Snowbowl Mountain Bike?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Snowbowl Mountain Bike in the USFS data.
- How long is Snowbowl Mountain Bike?
- Snowbowl Mountain Bike measures about 4.5 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Snowbowl Mountain Bike?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Snowbowl Mountain Bike as native material.
- How difficult is Snowbowl Mountain Bike?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Intermediate (grade band 8-10%), 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 Lolo National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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