USFS National Forest System Trails · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah · Updated June 2026
Sterling Hollow (USFS trail 8008) is a 4.6 mi trail in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Jun–Oct, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Sterling Hollow?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Jun–Oct |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Restricted | — |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Restricted | — |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Restricted | — |
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, Sterling Hollow (USFS trail 8008) covers 4.6 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. Underfoot, the trail is recorded as native material. Its grade-based difficulty is Expert (grade band +20-30%) — a very steep steepness profile derived from USFS slope data, not a technical mountain-bike rating. Mountain bikes are allowed, with a Jun–Oct season in the data. The agency lists no Class 1, 2 or 3 e-bike designation here; absent a local order to the contrary, that means e-bikes are not an allowed use on this trail. 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. 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 Sterling Hollow?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Sterling Hollow in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, typically Jun–Oct, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Sterling Hollow?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Sterling Hollow in the USFS data.
- How long is Sterling Hollow?
- Sterling Hollow measures about 4.6 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Sterling Hollow?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Sterling Hollow as native material.
- How difficult is Sterling Hollow?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Expert (grade band +20-30%), 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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