USFS National Forest System Trails · White Mountain National Forest · New Hampshire · Updated June 2026
Ice Gulch Snomo (USFS trail 95477) is a 4.9 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 Ice Gulch 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
In White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, Ice Gulch Snomo (USFS trail 95477) covers 4.9 mi of National Forest System trail. Everything below comes straight from the US Forest Service National Forest System Trails dataset — length, surface, slope-derived difficulty, and the specific bike and e-bike designations on record — so you can check legality before you load up. Underfoot, the trail is recorded as snow. 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. For traditional mountain bikes, use is not designated according to USFS data. On the electric side, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are also designated (Jan–Apr, Nov–Dec) — 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 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 Ice Gulch Snomo?
- Mountain-bike use on Ice Gulch 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 Ice Gulch Snomo?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Ice Gulch Snomo in the USFS data.
- How long is Ice Gulch Snomo?
- Ice Gulch Snomo measures about 4.9 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Ice Gulch Snomo?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Ice Gulch Snomo as snow.
- How difficult is Ice Gulch 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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