Moab BLM opens 200 miles of Trails to Class 1 E-Bikes

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MOAB, Utah (September 29, 2025) — The Bureau of Land Management officials have announced that they will open more than 200 miles of mountain bike trails around Moab to class 1 e-bikes.  

“Opening trails to class 1 e-bike users will expand recreational opportunities and experiences, while allowing users to disperse across the landscape, minimizing impacts,” said Moab Field Office Manager Dave Pals. 

Class I ebikes will now be allowed on the Amasa Back Trail System and others in Moab. Danny and Kim Christensen riding up Amasa Back. Photo: Lukas Brinkerhoff.

After careful consideration of community and public input, the following areas will now be available to class 1 e-bike users: 

  • Athena Mountain Bike Trail  
  • Horsethief Mountain Bike Trail System  
  • Navajo Rocks Mountain Bike Trail System   
  • Gemini Bridges Area Mountain Bike Trail System   
  • 7-Up Mountain Bike Trail  
  • Gold Bar Rim Mountain Bike Trail  
  • Portal Mountain Bike Trail  
  • Klondike Bluffs Mountain Bike Trail System  
  • Baby Steps Mountain Bike Trail  
  • Klonzo Mountain Bike Trail System  
  • Moab Brands Mountain Bike Trail System  
  • Amasa Back Mountain Bike Trail System  
  • Jackson Mountain Bike Trail  
  • Hunter Canyon Rim Mountain Bike Trail  
  • Pipe Dream Mountain Bike Trail  
  • Raptor Route Mountain Bike Trails: Hawks Glide, Falcon Flow, Kestrel Run  
  • Kokopelli Mountain Bike Trail – 1.7 mile of non-motorized singletrack trail  

The trails that will remain open to mountain bikes, but will not allow e-bikes, are Lower Porcupine Singletrack (commonly called LPS), Eagle Eye, Porcupine Rim Singletrack, Fisher Mesa, and Hidden Valley.  

Class 1 e-bikes must have operable pedals, where power is only provided when pedaling. Power is only provided up to 20 miles-per-hour. Non-motorized, mountain bike trails will remain closed to class 2 e-bikes with a throttle and class 3 e-bikes that provide power up to 28 miles per hour. 

The BLM will monitor these trail networks for public safety, visitor experience, and trail/resource impacts. 

The environmental assessment, finding of no significant impact, decision record, and other project related documents, including an interactive map, are available online at the BLM NEPA register

For questions about trail access, visitors can contact the Moab Field Office

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