Tusayan Mtn Bike Loop
Tusayan Mtn Bike Loop is a 8.3 miles trail in Kaibab National Forest, Arizona. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Kaibab National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 35.9801, -112.1185 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 35.9759, -112.1154 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 8.3 miles |
| Trail class | 3, developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 5-8 percent |
| Motor vehicles | Closed to all motorized use year-round |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 703 |
| Forest | Kaibab National Forest (unit 0307) |
| States | Arizona |
| Detail published | management level, with uses |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Allowed uses
| Hiking | Allowed year-round |
| Horse and pack stock | Allowed |
| Mountain biking | Allowed year-round |
A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.
Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- PrescribedCy26 Knf Rx Support
50 mi from the trail midpoint
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
Explore
Park units nearby
Historic places nearby
Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Tusayan Mtn Bike Loop?
8.3 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Kaibab National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Tusayan Mtn Bike Loop?
hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Where does the Tusayan Mtn Bike Loop start?
The line begins at 35.9801, -112.1185 and ends at 35.9759, -112.1154. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Tusayan Mtn Bike Loop in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the Tusayan Mtn Bike Loop?
Tusayan - Montane (2.2 mi), Mather Campground (4.3 mi) and Trailer Village Rv Park - South Rim (4.5 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the Tusayan Mtn Bike Loop?
Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the Tusayan Mtn Bike Loop?
The typical grade is 5-8 percent.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Tusayan Mtn Bike Loop?
Kaibab National Forest, Forest Service unit 0307. The trail is in Arizona.
Is there a fire near the Tusayan Mtn Bike Loop?
1 active incident within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Cy26 Knf Rx Support at 50 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named TUSAYAN MTN BIKE LOOP in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0307. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.