USFS National Forest System Trails · Wayne National Forest · Ohio · Updated June 2026
Pig Iron (USFS trail 1059) is a 7.2 mi trail in Wayne National Forest, Ohio. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, January, Apr–Dec, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Pig Iron?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | January, Apr–Dec |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Restricted | — |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Restricted | — |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Restricted | — |
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
Pig Iron (USFS trail 1059) runs 7.2 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 native 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. Bike use is designated as allowed, typically January, Apr–Dec. The agency lists no Class 1, 2 or 3 e-bike designation here; absent a local order to the contrary, that means e-bikes are not an allowed use on this trail. 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 Pig Iron?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Pig Iron in Wayne National Forest, typically January, Apr–Dec, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Pig Iron?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Pig Iron in the USFS data.
- How long is Pig Iron?
- Pig Iron measures about 7.2 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Pig Iron?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Pig Iron as native material.
- How difficult is Pig Iron?
- 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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