USFS National Forest System Trails · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · Updated June 2026
Lincoln Bypass (USFS trail 21574) is a 4.1 mi trail in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Jun–Oct, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Lincoln Bypass?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Jun–Oct |
| 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 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
Lincoln Bypass (USFS trail 21574) runs 4.1 mi through Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, covering the trail's mileage, tread, grade band, and the bike and e-bike uses the agency lists as designated. The tread is mapped 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. Bike use is designated as allowed, typically Jun–Oct. No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on this trail in the USFS data, so treat it as a non-motorized route unless a posted order says otherwise. 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 Lincoln Bypass?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Lincoln Bypass in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, typically Jun–Oct, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Lincoln Bypass?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Lincoln Bypass in the USFS data.
- How long is Lincoln Bypass?
- Lincoln Bypass measures about 4.1 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Lincoln Bypass?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Lincoln Bypass as native material.
- How difficult is Lincoln Bypass?
- 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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