USFS National Forest System Trails · Wayne National Forest · Ohio · Updated June 2026
New Straitsville Loop (USFS trail 1005) is a 2.7 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 New Straitsville 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
New Straitsville Loop (USFS trail 1005) is a 2.7 mi trail in Wayne National Forest, Ohio. 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. Underfoot, the trail is recorded as imported compacted material. USFS slope data puts it in the Intermediate band (grade band +8-10%), meaning a moderate climb — keep in mind this measures steepness, not trail technicality. Bike use is designated as allowed, typically January, Apr–Dec. 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. 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 New Straitsville Loop?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on New Straitsville Loop in Wayne National Forest, typically January, Apr–Dec, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on New Straitsville Loop?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on New Straitsville Loop in the USFS data.
- How long is New Straitsville Loop?
- New Straitsville Loop measures about 2.7 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of New Straitsville Loop?
- USFS data records the tread surface of New Straitsville Loop as imported compacted material.
- How difficult is New Straitsville Loop?
- 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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