USFS National Forest System Trails · Fishlake National Forest · Utah · Updated June 2026
Mud Springs (USFS trail 317) is a 0.7 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 Mud Springs?
| 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
Mud Springs (USFS trail 317) runs 0.7 mi through Fishlake National Forest in Utah. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Fishlake National Forest, covering the trail's mileage, tread, grade band, and the bike and e-bike uses the agency lists as designated. The tread is mapped as native material. Based on slope, this is a Advanced trail (grade band 12-20%); that reflects steep gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. 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. 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 Mud Springs?
- Mountain-bike use on Mud Springs 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 Mud Springs?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Mud Springs in the USFS data.
- How long is Mud Springs?
- Mud Springs measures about 0.7 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Mud Springs?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Mud Springs as native material.
- How difficult is Mud Springs?
- 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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