Mountain Biking
More than one thousand miles of trails are woven throughout the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, and many are open to mountain bikers.
How you rate trail difficulty will depend on your riding experience, the kind of bike you use, your goals, along with the ever-changing factors of weather and trail conditions. Trail guide pamphlets are available at the District Ranger Stations and the Forest Headquarters. Information includes specific trail information and directions for locating trails.
Provide feedback about your trail experience & conditions. Trail conditions often change. Contacting your local Ranger Station to let a Forest Service representative know about a change in trail conditions, such as a fallen tree or washout, is a tremendous help.
E-bikes (or electric assisted bikes) are motorized bikes! Please remember that e-bikes are restricted to motorized trails.
Mountain Biking Areas
- Cowlitz Valley area
- Campground: Horseshoe Lake
- Trail #269 Allen Mountain
- Trail #109 Hamilton Peak
- Trail #110 Green Mountain
- Trail #115 Spring Creek
- Trail #116 High Lakes
- Trail #118 Hamilton Buttes
- Trail #119 Blue Lake Butte
- Trail #120 Keenes
- Trail #125 Dry Creek
- Trail #127 Cispus Lookout
- Trail #128 Pompey Peak
- Trail #162 River View
- Trailhead: Riverview
- Trail #1A Yellowjacket
- Trail #1C Boulder
- Trail #220 Strawberry Mountain
- Trail #251 Teeley Creek
- Trail #253 Greenwood Lake
- Trail #255 Cave Creek
- Trail #258 Silver Creek
- Trail #259 Langille Ridge
- Trail #259A McCoy Peak
- Trail #261 Juniper Ridge
- Trail #262 Sunrise
- Trail #263 Dark Meadow
- Trail #265 East Canyon
- Trail #270 Valley
- Trailhead: Blue Lake ORV
- Trail #271A Jumpoff
- Trail #273 Wobbly Creek
- Trail #275 Kraus Ridge
- Trail #276 Yozoo
- Trail #283 Rough
- Trail #292: Mosquito Meadows
- Trail #293 High Bridge
- Trail #294 Tongue Mountain
- Trail #7 Klickitat
- Trail #74 Pipeline Road
- Dark Divide Roadless Area
- Trail #5 & #5B Quartz Creek & Quartz Creek Butte
- Mount St. Helens area
- Mount St. Helens East: Forest Roads 25 & 99
- Trail #213 Green River
- Trail #213A Vanson Ridge
- Trail #216D: Abraham
- Trail #217 Goat Mountain
- Trailhead: Goat Mountain
- Trail #217A Vanson Peak
- Trail #218 Tumwater
- Mount St. Helens South: Forest Roads 83 & 81
- Trail #129 Huffman Peak
- Trail #130 Siouxon
- Trailhead: Siouxon
- Trail #130A Chinook Creek
- Trail #156 Wildcat
- Trail #180B Chinook
- Trail #180C Sturgeon Rock
- Trail #180F Pyramid Rock/Grouse Vista
- Trail #204 Cinnamon
- Trail #216A Ptarmigan
- Trail #216B June Lake
- Trail #225 Smith Creek
- Trailhead: Smith Creek (Road 99)
- Trail #234 Ape Canyon
- Trail #237 Blue Lake
- Trail #238 Toutle
- Trail #238A Butte Camp
- Trail #240 Sheep Canyon
- Trail #242 Fossil
- Trailhead: Blue Lake (Mt St Helens)
- Trails #180 & #180D Silver Star & Summit
- Mount St. Helens West: State Highway 504
- Trail #207 Truman (Willow Springs #207A)
- Trail #230A South Coldwater
- Trail #139 East Fork
- Trail #191 Zig Zag Lake
- Trail #216 Loowit
- Loowit #216- Butte Camp to Ptarmigan Trail
- Loowit #216- Castle Ridge to Sheep Canyon Trail
- Loowit #216- Ptarmigan to June Lake Trail
- Loowit Trail #216- Ape Canyon to Windy Trail
- Loowit Trail #216- June Lake to Ape Canyon Trail
- Mt. Adams area
- Platinum Creek Day-Use Parking (Lewis River)
- Trailhead: Crab Creek
- Trail #31C Middle Falls
- Trailhead: Upper Falls/Quartz Creek
- Trail #80 Wright Meadow
- Recreation Rental: Gov. Mineral Springs Cabin
- Recreation Rental: Peterson Prairie Cabin
- Trail #11 Snipes Mountain
- Trailhead: Snipes Mountain
- Trail #124 Paradise
- Trail #148 Snofoot
- Trail #150 Snofoot
- Trail #151 Valley Ski Trail
- Trail #152 Falls Creek
- Trail #152A Falls Creek Falls
- Trail #153 Paradise Hills
- Trail #157 McClellan Meadows
- Trailhead: McClellan Meadows-Lower
- Trailhead: McClellan Meadows-Upper
- Trail #17 Stabler Camp
- Trail #18 Table Mountain
- Trail #19 Cussed Hollow
- Trail #2 Summit Prairie
- Trail #21 Tillicum
- Trail #24 Bluff
- Trail #26 Middle
- Trail #3 Craggy Peak
- Trail #30 & #30A Spencer Butte & Breezy Point
- Trail #31 Lewis River
- Trail #31 Lewis River, Curly Creek to Lower Falls
- Trail #31 Lewis River, Lower Falls to Quartz Creek
- Trail #38 Wicky Creek
- Trail #39 Morrison Creek
- Trail #39A Wicky Shelter
- Trail #4 Snagtooth
- Trail #40 Gotchen Creek
- Trailhead: Lower Gotchen Creek (FR 8020)
- Trailhead: Upper Gotchen Creek (FR 8040)
- Trail #49 Little Huckleberry
- Trail #51 Big Tree
- Trail #52 Monte Carlo
- Trailhead: Monte Carlo-Lower
- Trail #53 Monte Cristo
- Trailhead: Monte Cristo-Lower
- Trailhead: Monte Cristo-Upper
- Trail #54 Buck Creek
- Trailhead: Buck Creek-Lower
- Trail #54A White Salmon River
- Trail #5C: French Creek
- Trail #6 House Rock
- Trail #71 Pine-Way
- Trailhead: Pine-Way
- Trail #72 Cold Springs
- Trail: Hard Time Loop (X-Country Ski )
- Trailhead: Monte Carlo-Upper
- Wind River Historic District
- Trail #1 Boundary
- Trail #1: Boundary- Elk Pass to Yellow Jacket
- Trail #1: Boundary- Yellow Jacket to Council Lake