USFS National Forest System Trails · Monongahela National Forest · West Virginia · Updated June 2026
Monday Ridge (USFS trail 431) is a 6.6 mi trail in Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed, Apr–Oct, with no Class 1 e-bike designation on record.
Can I bike Monday Ridge?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Allowed | Apr–Oct |
| 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 Monongahela National Forest, 100% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of B.
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About this trail
In Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, Monday Ridge (USFS trail 431) covers 6.6 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. Based on slope, this is a Intermediate trail (grade band 10-12%); that reflects moderate gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. Bike use is designated as allowed, typically Apr–Oct. No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on this trail in the USFS data, so treat it as a non-motorized route unless a posted order says otherwise. 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 Monongahela National Forest.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Monday Ridge?
- Yes. Mountain bikes are designated as allowed on Monday Ridge in Monongahela National Forest, typically Apr–Oct, per USFS data.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Monday Ridge?
- No e-bike class (1, 2 or 3) is designated on Monday Ridge in the USFS data.
- How long is Monday Ridge?
- Monday Ridge measures about 6.6 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Monday Ridge?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Monday Ridge as native material.
- How difficult is Monday Ridge?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Intermediate (grade band 10-12%), 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 Monongahela National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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