USFS National Forest System Trails · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · Updated June 2026
Ranger Trail (USFS trail 19069) is a 41.6 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 Ranger Trail?
| 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, Ranger Trail (USFS trail 19069) covers 41.6 mi of National Forest System trail. 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. Based on slope, this is a Advanced trail (grade band +12-20%); that reflects steep gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. For traditional mountain bikes, use is discouraged according to USFS data. 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. 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 Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Ranger Trail?
- Mountain-bike use on Ranger Trail 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 Ranger Trail?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Ranger Trail in the USFS data.
- How long is Ranger Trail?
- Ranger Trail measures about 41.6 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Ranger Trail?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Ranger Trail as native material.
- How difficult is Ranger Trail?
- 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 Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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