USFS National Forest System Trails · Fishlake National Forest · Utah · Updated June 2026
Cove Mountain Road (USFS trail PST 04A) is a 22.5 mi trail in Fishlake National Forest, Utah. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Cove Mountain Road?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Accepted but discouraged | — |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | year-round |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | year-round |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | year-round |
Zooming out: across Fishlake National Forest, 2% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of F.
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About this trail
In Fishlake National Forest, Utah, Cove Mountain Road (USFS trail PST 04A) covers 22.5 mi of National Forest System trail. 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 native material. USFS slope data puts it in the Easy band (grade band 5-8%), meaning a gentle climb — keep in mind this measures steepness, not trail technicality. For traditional mountain bikes, use is discouraged according to USFS data. On the electric side, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are also designated — 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 4 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 Cove Mountain Road?
- Mountain-bike use on Cove Mountain Road 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 Cove Mountain Road?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Cove Mountain Road in the USFS data.
- How long is Cove Mountain Road?
- Cove Mountain Road measures about 22.5 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Cove Mountain Road?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Cove Mountain Road as native material.
- How difficult is Cove Mountain Road?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Easy (grade band 5-8%), 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 Fishlake National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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