USFS National Forest System Trails · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · Oregon · Updated June 2026
Golden Stairs Motorcycle (USFS trail 23) is a 10.1 mi trail in Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, Oregon. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Golden Stairs Motorcycle?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Accepted but discouraged | — |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | Jul–Oct |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | Jul–Oct |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | Jul–Oct |
Zooming out: across Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, 53% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of B.
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About this trail
Golden Stairs Motorcycle (USFS trail 23) runs 10.1 mi through Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests in Oregon. 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. Underfoot, the trail is recorded as native material. No grade band is recorded, so a steepness-based difficulty isn't available for this trail. Note that mountain-bike use here is discouraged in USFS records — confirm with the ranger district before riding. The record additionally permits Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bike use, Jul–Oct; 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 Golden Stairs Motorcycle?
- Mountain-bike use on Golden Stairs Motorcycle 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 Golden Stairs Motorcycle?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Golden Stairs Motorcycle in the USFS data.
- How long is Golden Stairs Motorcycle?
- Golden Stairs Motorcycle measures about 10.1 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Golden Stairs Motorcycle?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Golden Stairs Motorcycle as native material.
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 Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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