USFS National Forest System Trails · Fishlake National Forest · Utah · Updated June 2026
Joseph Peak (USFS trail PST 97A) is a 2.7 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 Joseph Peak?
| 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
Joseph Peak (USFS trail PST 97A) is a 2.7 mi trail in Fishlake National Forest, Utah. 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. USFS slope data puts it in the Advanced band (grade band 12-20%), meaning a steep climb — keep in mind this measures steepness, not trail technicality. Note that mountain-bike use here is discouraged in USFS records — confirm with the ranger district before riding. 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 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 Joseph Peak?
- Mountain-bike use on Joseph Peak 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 Joseph Peak?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Joseph Peak in the USFS data.
- How long is Joseph Peak?
- Joseph Peak measures about 2.7 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Joseph Peak?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Joseph Peak as native material.
- How difficult is Joseph Peak?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Advanced (grade band 12-20%), 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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