Ebikes and BLM
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From: gil_wy
29-Sep-21
I’ve been digging for a while and I can’t find an answer and no response to my messages to our BLM offices. Simply, would a class 1 ebike (or even a regular MTB) be allowed cross-country on BLM? My antelope area has huge sagebrush flats and giant prairie dog towns. Lots of cattle trails but very few 2-tracks. Anyone asked this question to the BLM?
Thanks and keep the “why don’t you walk” comments to yourself…
From: cnelk
29-Sep-21
Gil - the CPW Hunting Atlas now has a layer for trails that allow ebikes - I haven’t researched if Wyoming has the same feature but what I’ve experienced, all BLM lands allow ebikes unless otherwise posted.
I hope this is helpful
From: gil_wy
29-Sep-21
cnelk- yeah any info helps! I’m curious about the “off-trail” use. I have no intentions of just running all over the place but these giant, miles long open areas with cattle trails criss crossing it is what I’m curious about.
Thanks!
From: WapitiBob
29-Sep-21
WapitiBob's Link
https://www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/e-bikes
From: txhunter58
10-Oct-21
Good thread
From: WV Mountaineer
10-Oct-21
Bob, the link is a dead end. Any chance you could find the link and repost?
From: WapitiBob
10-Oct-21
WapitiBob's Link
I can't find that same article anymore...
here is another one
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/02/2020-22239/increasing-recreational-opportunities-through-the-use-of-electric-bikes
From: Corax_latrans
11-Oct-21
So…. Strictly speaking….
If you glass an animal a long ways off that you want to make a stalk on and you close the distance on your e-bike….
Is that somehow “not” pursuit of a game animal by means of a motorized vehicle?
From: Jaquomo
11-Oct-21
LA trans, technically Class 1 and 2 ebikes aren't considered "motorized" by federal law. Only by USFS TMR regs. And it's no different than closing the distance in an F-150 before starting the stalk, except it requires effort to pedal and navigate through rough terrain. ;-)
