E-Bikes — Moab Field Office

In September 2025, the Moab Field Office made a decision to allow Class 1 e-bikes on many non-motorized mountain bike trails. The BLM issued a decision after conducting a public scoping period about e-bike usage in the Moab Field Office. 

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, Mill Creek Rim/ Old Mail Trail 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 legal definition of an e-bike, when used on Bureau of Land Management public lands, can be found at 43 CFR 8340.0-5(j).

The 1.8-million-acre BLM, Moab Field Office is a popular mountain bike recreation destination for residents of both Grand and San Juan Counties, and for regional, state-wide, national and international visitors. Within the field office there are over 197 miles of mountain bike trails and 12 mountain bike trail systems to the north, west, and east of Moab. 

A person with a disability may request a reasonable modification under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, to utilize an e-bike as an other power driven mobility device on non-motorized mountain bike trails within the BLM Moab Field Office. 

To request a reasonable modification due to a disability, please contact the BLM at [email protected].