USFS National Forest System Trails · Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest · Wisconsin · Updated June 2026
Nicolet State Trail (USFS trail 55572) is a 1.4 mi trail in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Wisconsin. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Nicolet State Trail?
| 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 Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, 99% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of A.
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About this trail
Nicolet State Trail (USFS trail 55572) runs 1.4 mi through Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Wisconsin. 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 crushed aggregate or gravel. No grade band is recorded, so a steepness-based difficulty isn't available for this trail. For traditional mountain bikes, use is discouraged according to USFS data. The record additionally permits Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bike use; recall that Class 1 is pedal-assist, while Class 2 adds a throttle and Class 3 a higher cutoff 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. 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 Nicolet State Trail?
- Mountain-bike use on Nicolet State Trail 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 Nicolet State Trail?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Nicolet State Trail in the USFS data.
- How long is Nicolet State Trail?
- Nicolet State Trail measures about 1.4 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Nicolet State Trail?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Nicolet State Trail as crushed aggregate or gravel.
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 Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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