USFS National Forest System Trails · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · Vermont · Updated June 2026
Hayes Brook (USFS trail 823) is a 2.7 mi trail in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, Vermont. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Jun–Nov, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Hayes Brook?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Jun–Nov |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | — | |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | — | |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | — |
Zooming out: across Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, 96% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of A.
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About this trail
Hayes Brook (USFS trail 823) runs 2.7 mi through Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests in Vermont. 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 Advanced (grade band 12-20%) — a steep steepness profile derived from USFS slope data, not a technical mountain-bike rating. Mountain bikes are allowed, with a Jun–Nov 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 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 Hayes Brook?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Hayes Brook in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, typically Jun–Nov, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Hayes Brook?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Hayes Brook in the USFS data.
- How long is Hayes Brook?
- Hayes Brook measures about 2.7 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Hayes Brook?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Hayes Brook as native material.
- How difficult is Hayes Brook?
- 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 Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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