USFS National Forest System Trails · White Mountain National Forest · New Hampshire · Updated June 2026
Buzzell Valley Snomo (USFS trail 97559) is a 4.8 mi trail in White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire. Mountain-bike use here is not designated in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Buzzell Valley Snomo?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | — | |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | Jan–Apr, Nov–Dec |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | Jan–Apr, Nov–Dec |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | Jan–Apr, Nov–Dec |
Zooming out: across White Mountain National Forest, 19% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of D.
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About this trail
Buzzell Valley Snomo (USFS trail 97559) runs 4.8 mi through White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for White Mountain National Forest, covering the trail's mileage, tread, grade band, and the bike and e-bike uses the agency lists as designated. Underfoot, the trail is recorded as snow. Based on slope, this is a Intermediate trail (grade band 8-10%); that reflects moderate gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. For traditional mountain bikes, use is not designated according to USFS data. The record additionally permits Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bike use, Jan–Apr, Nov–Dec; 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. 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 Buzzell Valley Snomo?
- Mountain-bike use on Buzzell Valley Snomo is not designated in USFS records, though Class 1 e-bike use is designated. Confirm current rules with the managing ranger district.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Buzzell Valley Snomo?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Buzzell Valley Snomo in the USFS data.
- How long is Buzzell Valley Snomo?
- Buzzell Valley Snomo measures about 4.8 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Buzzell Valley Snomo?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Buzzell Valley Snomo as snow.
- How difficult is Buzzell Valley Snomo?
- 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 White Mountain National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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