USFS National Forest System Trails · Cibola National Forest · New Mexico · Updated June 2026
Eagle'S Nest Loop (USFS trail 612) is a 1 mi trail in Cibola National Forest, New Mexico. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Eagle'S Nest Loop?
| 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 Cibola National Forest, 53% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of B.
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About this trail
In Cibola National Forest, New Mexico, Eagle'S Nest Loop (USFS trail 612) covers 1 mi of National Forest System trail. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Cibola 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 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. For traditional mountain bikes, use is discouraged according to USFS data. On the electric side, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are also designated — 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 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 Eagle'S Nest Loop?
- Mountain-bike use on Eagle'S Nest Loop 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 Eagle'S Nest Loop?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Eagle'S Nest Loop in the USFS data.
- How long is Eagle'S Nest Loop?
- Eagle'S Nest Loop measures about 1 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Eagle'S Nest Loop?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Eagle'S Nest Loop as native material.
- How difficult is Eagle'S Nest 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 Cibola National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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