USFS National Forest System Trails · Wayne National Forest · Ohio · Updated June 2026
New Straitsville Connector (USFS trail 1005A) is a 0.6 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 New Straitsville Connector?
| 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
In Wayne National Forest, Ohio, New Straitsville Connector (USFS trail 1005A) covers 0.6 mi of National Forest System trail. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Wayne 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 imported compacted material. Its grade-based difficulty is Intermediate (grade band +8-10%) — a moderate steepness profile derived from USFS slope data, not a technical mountain-bike rating. Mountain bikes are allowed, with a January, Apr–Dec season in the data. The record additionally permits Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bike use, Apr–Dec; 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 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 New Straitsville Connector?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on New Straitsville Connector in Wayne National Forest, typically January, Apr–Dec, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on New Straitsville Connector?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on New Straitsville Connector in the USFS data.
- How long is New Straitsville Connector?
- New Straitsville Connector measures about 0.6 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of New Straitsville Connector?
- USFS data records the tread surface of New Straitsville Connector as imported compacted material.
- How difficult is New Straitsville Connector?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Intermediate (grade band +8-10%), 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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