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All of Montgomery Parks’ nearly 300 miles of trails now open to Class 1 e-bikes

Motorbikes, mopeds, Class 2 and 3 e-bikes still prohibited Pedaling around Montgomery Parks’ 416 parks just got easier thanks to a new directive that expands access for Class 1 pedal‑assist e‑bikes across the system’s nearly 300 miles of trails. The...

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All of Montgomery Parks’ nearly 300 miles of trails now open to Class 1 e-bikes
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All of Montgomery Parks’ nearly 300 miles of trails now open to Class 1 e-bikes

Motorbikes, mopeds, Class 2 and 3 e-bikes still prohibited

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Jimmy Alexander - WTOP

June 25, 2026 3:29 p.m.

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    Royce Hanson Park. Photo credit: Montgomery Parks M-NCPPC

    Pedaling around Montgomery Parks’ 416 parks just got easier thanks to a new directive that expands access for Class 1 pedal‑assist e‑bikes across the system’s nearly 300 miles of trails.

    The policy, which took effect Thursday, opens natural‑surface trails to Class 1 e‑bikes and adaptive mountain bikes five years after they were first allowed to use paved trails.

    “Bikes are evolving, the type of recreation is evolving,” Captain Frank Wulff of the Maryland National Capital Park Police, Montgomery County Division, said of the rule change.

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    Originally published at Bethesdamagazine