USFS National Forest System Trails · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · Updated June 2026
Dead Horse Turnout (USFS trail 16236A) is a 0.9 mi trail in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Dead Horse Turnout?
| 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 Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 20% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of D.
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About this trail
In Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada, Dead Horse Turnout (USFS trail 16236A) covers 0.9 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. USFS records list its surface as native material. Its grade-based difficulty is Intermediate (grade band +10-12%) — a moderate 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. On the electric side, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are also designated — 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. 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 Dead Horse Turnout?
- Mountain-bike use on Dead Horse Turnout 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 Dead Horse Turnout?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Dead Horse Turnout in the USFS data.
- How long is Dead Horse Turnout?
- Dead Horse Turnout measures about 0.9 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Dead Horse Turnout?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Dead Horse Turnout as native material.
- How difficult is Dead Horse Turnout?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Intermediate (grade band +10-12%), 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 Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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