USFS National Forest System Trails · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · Washington · Updated June 2026
Meadow Mtn (USFS trail 657) is a 18.2 mi trail in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Meadow Mtn?
| 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 Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, 29% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of C.
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About this trail
In Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, Meadow Mtn (USFS trail 657) covers 18.2 mi of National Forest System trail. Everything below comes straight from the US Forest Service National Forest System Trails dataset — length, surface, slope-derived difficulty, and the specific bike and e-bike designations on record — so you can check legality before you load up. 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. 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. Treat this as a planning reference rather than a live conditions report, and verify any time-sensitive closure or order with the ranger district that manages Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Meadow Mtn?
- Mountain-bike use on Meadow Mtn 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 Meadow Mtn?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Meadow Mtn in the USFS data.
- How long is Meadow Mtn?
- Meadow Mtn measures about 18.2 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Meadow Mtn?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Meadow Mtn as native material.
- How difficult is Meadow Mtn?
- 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 Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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