USFS National Forest System Trails · Carson National Forest · New Mexico · Updated June 2026
Meadow Loop (USFS trail 10G) is a 0.5 mi trail in Carson National Forest, New Mexico. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Mar–Nov, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Meadow Loop?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Mar–Nov |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | — | |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | — | |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | — |
Zooming out: across Carson National Forest, 78% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of A.
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About this trail
In Carson National Forest, New Mexico, Meadow Loop (USFS trail 10G) covers 0.5 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 Easy (grade band 5-8%) — a gentle steepness profile derived from USFS slope data, not a technical mountain-bike rating. Bike use is designated as allowed, typically Mar–Nov. The agency lists no Class 1, 2 or 3 e-bike designation here; absent a local order to the contrary, that means e-bikes are not an allowed use on this trail. The route is mapped as USFS Trail Class 2 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 Meadow Loop?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Meadow Loop in Carson National Forest, typically Mar–Nov, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Meadow Loop?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Meadow Loop in the USFS data.
- How long is Meadow Loop?
- Meadow Loop measures about 0.5 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Meadow Loop?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Meadow Loop as native material.
- How difficult is Meadow Loop?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Easy (grade band 5-8%), 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 Carson National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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