USFS National Forest System Trails · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · Washington · Updated June 2026
Golden Stairway (USFS trail 354) is a 2.3 mi trail in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Golden Stairway?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Accepted but discouraged | — |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | Jul–Nov |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | Jul–Nov |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | Jul–Nov |
Zooming out: across Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 0% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of F.
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About this trail
Golden Stairway (USFS trail 354) runs 2.3 mi through Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, covering the trail's mileage, tread, grade band, and the bike and e-bike uses the agency lists as designated. USFS records list its surface 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 (Jul–Nov) — 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 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 Golden Stairway?
- Mountain-bike use on Golden Stairway 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 Golden Stairway?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Golden Stairway in the USFS data.
- How long is Golden Stairway?
- Golden Stairway measures about 2.3 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Golden Stairway?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Golden Stairway as native material.
- How difficult is Golden Stairway?
- 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 Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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