Cherokee National Forest
Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee carries 511.5 miles of motorized routes from the U.S. Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map — 492.5 miles of roads and 19 miles of trails across 4 ranger districts. Open any district for its full per-vehicle access matrix (ATV, motorcycle, side-by-side, 4x4 and e-bike), seasons, a route-network map, and GPX downloads. These pages are informational; the controlling document is each district's official MVUM.
- Total motorized miles
- 511.5
- Ranger districts
- 4
- Roads
- 492.5 mi
- Trails
- 19 mi
492.5 mi of roads · 19 mi of trails · Forest code 0804.
Ranger districts in Tennessee
The district is the grain — pick one for its full per-vehicle access matrix, seasons, a route-network map and GPX downloads.
| Access highlights | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaka Ranger District | 151.5 | 140.5 | 11 | ATV 6 mi · Motorcycle 6 mi · E-bike routes |
| Tellico Ranger District | 143.1 | 143.1 | 0 | Road-legal / licensed vehicles only |
| Ocoee Ranger District | 130 | 122 | 8 | Motorcycle 0 mi · E-bike routes |
| Watauga Ranger District | 86.9 | 86.9 | 0 | Road-legal / licensed vehicles only |
Data: U.S. Forest Service, Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) Motor Vehicle Use Map — Roads (layer 1) and Trails (layer 2), retrieved 2026-07-11. A work of the U.S. Government, public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). State assignment: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb state boundaries.
Forest-wide vehicle access
How many of this forest's ranger districts designate each vehicle class, and the total designated miles across the forest.
| Vehicle class | Districts | Open miles |
|---|---|---|
| ATV | 1 | 6 |
| Motorcycle / dirt bike | 1 | 6 |
| Other wheeled OHV | 1 | 6 |
| Tracked OHV < 50" | 1 | 6 |
| Other OHV < 50" | 1 | 6 |
| Passenger vehicle | 4 | 491.8 |
| High-clearance vehicle | 4 | 492.4 |
| Truck | 4 | 491.7 |
| Bus | 4 | 491.7 |
| Motorhome | 4 | 491.7 |
These pages summarise the Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map data; they are not the official MVUM and not legal documents. The controlling document is each district's official Motor Vehicle Use Map — carry it and follow posted signs.
Data vintage: USFS EDW MVUM, retrieved 2026-07-11.
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