USFS National Forest System Trails · Lincoln National Forest · New Mexico · Updated June 2026
Benson Cyn Spur (USFS trail 5005A) is a 0.9 mi trail in Lincoln 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 Benson Cyn Spur?
| 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 Lincoln National Forest, 17% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of D.
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About this trail
Benson Cyn Spur (USFS trail 5005A) runs 0.9 mi through Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Lincoln National Forest, covering the trail's mileage, tread, grade band, and the bike and e-bike uses the agency lists as designated. 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. For traditional mountain bikes, use is discouraged according to USFS data. The record additionally permits Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bike use; 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 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 Benson Cyn Spur?
- Mountain-bike use on Benson Cyn Spur 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 Benson Cyn Spur?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Benson Cyn Spur in the USFS data.
- How long is Benson Cyn Spur?
- Benson Cyn Spur measures about 0.9 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Benson Cyn Spur?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Benson Cyn Spur as native material.
- How difficult is Benson Cyn Spur?
- 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 Lincoln National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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