USFS National Forest System Trails · Wayne National Forest · Ohio · Updated June 2026
Gas Well Loop (USFS trail 20) is a 1.7 mi trail in Wayne National Forest, Ohio. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, January, Apr–Dec, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Gas Well Loop?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | January, Apr–Dec |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | Apr–Dec |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | Apr–Dec |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | Apr–Dec |
Zooming out: across Wayne National Forest, 100% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of A.
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About this trail
Gas Well Loop (USFS trail 20) runs 1.7 mi through Wayne National Forest in Ohio. 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 imported compacted material. Based on slope, this is a Advanced trail (grade band +12-20%); that reflects steep gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. Mountain bikes are allowed, with a January, Apr–Dec season in the data. On the electric side, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are also designated (Apr–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 Gas Well Loop?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Gas Well Loop in Wayne National Forest, typically January, Apr–Dec, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Gas Well Loop?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Gas Well Loop in the USFS data.
- How long is Gas Well Loop?
- Gas Well Loop measures about 1.7 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Gas Well Loop?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Gas Well Loop as imported compacted material.
- How difficult is Gas Well Loop?
- 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 Wayne National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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