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• Beach Lake Trails in Eagle River, Alaska
Beach Lake trails is a cross country running & ski trail system that opens to multi-use during the summer months. The area is ski-only during the winter when trails are groomed. Excellent trail system maps exist at the trailheads and at major intersections.
Since they're designed prim...
  Last reviewed: Feb 17, 2009
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• Blm Campbell Tract in Anchorage, Alaska
The well-maintained trails of the BLM's 730-acre Campbell Tract Facility are open for non-motorized recreation, from hiking to horseback riding. Bordered on three sides by city parklands-including Far North Bicentennial Park-the tract creates an unbroken connection to the Chugach Mountains...
 Last reviewed: Aug 2, 2008
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• Cambell Creek Trail in Anchorage, Alaska
Paved trail in Anchorage greenway along Cambell Creek. Nothing special, but a place to ride in the city. Cambell Creek offers some scenery. Salmon fishing when available.
Last reviewed: Jun 22, 2008
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• Coal Mine Road in Delta Junction, Alaska
This is a scenic trail. When the weather is good you get a really good view of the Alaskan Range. This trail is an old dirt road used to miners and heads towards the old mining site. Easy dirt road with some hills. Watch for bears, moose, wolf, fox, caribo, and bison.
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• Crescent Lake in Coopers Landing, Alaska
The trail alternates from forest to meadow along Crescent Cr and eventually begins long, gradual grades that climb up 1300’ in 3.5 miles. Spruce forest give way to Birch & Aspen as the trail drops into the Crescent Creek Canyon and then on to Crescent Lake. A trail continues on around th...
Last reviewed: Sep 1, 2009
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• Far North Bicentennial Park- Hillside in Anchorage, Alaska
The Far North Bicentennial Park (known as the 'Hillside' by the locals) is roughly 4000 acres and encompass 5 smaller parks. Although a majority of the trails here are double track wide x-country ski trails there are many trails here ranging from a 30’ pipeline right-of-way to fairly tec...
Last reviewed: Jun 29, 2009
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• Gold Mint Glacier in Palmer, Alaska
A very old trail originally used to access a couple gold mines back in the valley near the base of the glacier. The first .5 mile of trail has been ‘improved’ for the ‘hundred yard hikers’ but after that it turns back to natural surface with some structural improvements here & ther...
Last reviewed: Sep 1, 2009
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• Johnson Pass in Turnagain Pass, Alaska
This demanding single-track, part of the Iditarod National Historic Trail was built during Alaska's historic gold rush era. Beautiful views and a breathtaking waterfall are just some of the ride's highlights. For free maps or information on guided tours please contact Alaska Backcountry B...
Last reviewed: Jul 5, 2009
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• Kepler-bradley Lakes State Park in Wasilla, Alaska
A series of Singletrack trails mostly following ridges and rolling terrain around several small lakes make for some extremely fun riding. There are also several miles of doubletrack, farm type roads around fields cultivated by the nearby University (please stay on the roads and do not ride...
Last reviewed: Oct 24, 2009
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• Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska
The 1500 acre Park is located on the western edge of Anchorage against the shores of the Cook Inlet. The natural hilly terrain of the area is perfect for x-country skiing and has been steadily developed as such since the early 70’s with a major push in preparations for the 2001 Special ...
Last reviewed: Aug 4, 2008
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• Lakeside Trail, Eklutna Lake in Eklutna, Alaska
Multiuse trail that changes from hike/bike only, to hooking up with ATV use. Follows Eklutna Lake, and very scenic. The trail itself is easy, but 13 miles one-way. It ends at Eklutna Glacier Trail. There are several hiking trail offshoots. Bring a camera and binoculars for wildflowers...
Last reviewed: Jun 11, 2009
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• Lost Lake Tr in Seward, Alaska
This trail does get easier the farther up it you go. I give it a fairly high technical rating due mainly to some rough/rocky sections, sections with lots of roots, some sections with both, that and 1800 ft of climbing in 6 miles is not really a beginner type ride.
Immediately upon start...
 Last reviewed: Apr 30, 2009
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• Lower Eagle River Trail in Eagle River, Alaska
Lower* Eagle River trail parallels Eagle River, and provides a good variety of terrain, including some hills, mud, and even a river crossing of the South Fork. The majority of the trail consists of double wide (truck trail?) and fairly smooth terrain. Some singletrack spurs exist at vari...
Last reviewed: Oct 3, 2009
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• Mooseberry Mesa in Wasilla, Alaska
Recently built by Valley MB Association with help from IMBA this is a short but fun singletrack built within yet another x-country ski trail system, (Crevasse Moraine Trail System) here in SC AK. The first .4 mi takes you out along a ridge to an intersection with the main loop and also an ...
Last reviewed: Oct 24, 2009
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• Panberry Bluecake in Girdwood, Alaska
The trail itself is short and fast but has lots of sweeping wood features skimming across the lush Chugach rain forest. Good for multiple laps and is very close to town and the hotel.
Last reviewed: Aug 26, 2009
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• Power Creek Rd in Cordova, Alaska
This ride leaves right out of Cordova’s back door, follows the northern shore of lake Eyak and then parallels the creek up to a small hydro-electric plant deep inside a canyon. A relatively flat ride through a rainforest setting passing several waterfalls as you inch your way into the co...
Last reviewed: May 27, 2009
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• Power Line Pass To Indian in Anchorage/indain, Alaska
Hillside Drive to Upper Huffman take a right and go to the Glen Alps Trailhead in the Chugach State Park. It is the most popular trail head in Alaska at the base of Flattop Mountain.
Last reviewed: Aug 26, 2009
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• Resurrection Pass in Cooper Landing / Hope, Alaska
it\'s like a 2600ft. elevation gain it\'s up hill for the first 18 miles or so until the summit then from there it was alot of down hill. be careful in the woods at one turn down one of the big hills is a 85 degree turn and if you don\'t make it don\'t worry a tree will stop you 20 feet fr...
Last reviewed: Sep 6, 2008
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• Saddlebag Glacier Trail in Cordova, Alaska
A quick ride through some raw Alaskan wilderness. This relatively flat trail meanders its way through old forest to a glacier fed lake surrounded by towering peaks. The forest is very thick for the first 1.5 miles but thins out at that point revealing occasional views of the surrounding te...
Last reviewed: Aug 8, 2007
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• Sta Trails in Anchorage, Alaska
These 8+ miles of amazing single track were built by the Anchorage Single Track Advocates on city park land and the trails are named for the lady who spearheaded the project, (Janice, who goes by “Queen Bee” on the local biking message board, hence the name thyme). There are 7 new...
Last reviewed: Sep 28, 2009
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• Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in Anchorage, Alaska
Paved trail along Cook Inlet coast from downtown Anchorage to Kincaid Park. Great views of wildlife, etc.
Last reviewed: Jun 22, 2008
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• Tsalteshi in Soldotna, Alaska
(Bonus points if you can pronounce it) This trail system consists of 4 major loops ranging in length from 1to 6 miles and varying in difficulties with many interconnecting loops with construction continuing on new routes. These trails are cut with a cat and designed for x-country skiing an...
Last reviewed: Sep 17, 2006
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• Upper Russian Lakes Trail in Cooper Landing, Alaska
The Upper Russian River trail - a section of the original Resurrection trail - is a great day ride: 21 miles of single-track. The trail skirts the Harding Ice Field before dropping into the Russian River Valley. You will traverse a sub-alpine forest and fields of wildflowers, stop for lun...
Last reviewed: Jul 31, 2008
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