USFS National Forest System Trails · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah · Updated June 2026
Old Trench Road (USFS trail 2181) is a 2 mi trail in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Jun–Oct, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Old Trench Road?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Jun–Oct |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | Jun–Oct |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | Jun–Oct |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | Jun–Oct |
Zooming out: across Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 83% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of A.
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About this trail
In Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah, Old Trench Road (USFS trail 2181) covers 2 mi of National Forest System trail. 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. 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. Mountain bikes are allowed, with a Jun–Oct season in the data. The record additionally permits Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bike use, Jun–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 2 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 Old Trench Road?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Old Trench Road in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, typically Jun–Oct, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Old Trench Road?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Old Trench Road in the USFS data.
- How long is Old Trench Road?
- Old Trench Road measures about 2 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Old Trench Road?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Old Trench Road as native material.
- How difficult is Old Trench Road?
- 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 Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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