USFS National Forest System Trails · Carson National Forest · New Mexico · Updated June 2026
Tony Marquez (USFS trail 41) is a 19.5 mi trail in Carson National Forest, New Mexico. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, May–Oct, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Tony Marquez?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | May–Oct |
| 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, Tony Marquez (USFS trail 41) covers 19.5 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. The tread is mapped as native material. USFS slope data puts it in the Advanced band (grade band 12-20%), meaning a steep climb — keep in mind this measures steepness, not trail technicality. Mountain bikes are allowed, with a May–Oct season in the data. 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 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. Because conditions, closures, and local orders change between data refreshes, confirm the current status with the managing ranger district before you ride.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Tony Marquez?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Tony Marquez in Carson National Forest, typically May–Oct, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Tony Marquez?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Tony Marquez in the USFS data.
- How long is Tony Marquez?
- Tony Marquez measures about 19.5 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Tony Marquez?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Tony Marquez as native material.
- How difficult is Tony Marquez?
- 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 Carson National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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