A 28-MILE (low key) CIRCUIT TOUR OF ANCHORAGE
AND AN UNGUIDED (mountain) HIKE
ABOVE IT FOR ONLY $22.
A scenic, safe, active and affordable 3.5-hour outdoor excursion suited to your individual needs. We drive you 13-miles (30 minutes) from downtown Anchorage to the trailhead. No guide is needed on this popular, easy to follow trail. On average, it takes one hour to hike from the parking lot to the summit. This allows 30 minutes to walk around the mountain's flat top and photograph the great views Some bring lunch. It takes about 45 minutes to descend. |
On the way up, if you decide the hike is too strenuous or too steep, no worries, turn around wherever and whenever you want. If you're a fast hiker, consider going to the second or third peak. Up there you'll run along a ridgeline. Unlike on the Flattop trail (as you can see from the photos) up there, you'll likely be alone. No matter how far or fast you hike, the great views provide a reward for every footstep. Even on cloudy days, it's still a great hike. And the ride to and from the trailhead is a great way to see Anchorage. See more/pay less with the Flattop Mountain Shuttle.
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Flattop is Alaska's most frequently climbed mountain
3-mile round-trip hike
Elevation gain: 1,350'
Elevation: 3,350'
Great views
Flattop Mountain Shuttle provides round-trip van
transport between downtown Anchorage
and Flattop's trailhead for only $22 per-person.
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Sign Up to HIKE Flattop!
Call: (907)-279-3334
333 W. 4th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501
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Cost - $22. Group of 4 or More - $20 each. Kids Under Age 12 - $15
One-Way With Your Own Bike - $15
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No Deposit to Sign Up. See FAQ 3.
Shuttle Runs if 7 people Sign Up. See FAQs 7, 8, 9,10.
Unless It's Raining, During Summer, At Least 7 People Almost Always Sign Up.
If Less Than 7 Sign Up, HIKE/BIKE COMBO One-Way Shuttle Will Run With 4 - 6 People. See FAQ 10.
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Shuttle Runs From May 9 to November 8
SHUTTLE SCHEDULE
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Regular check- in
Noon - 12:45 PM
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T-Minus
60 Minutes
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Check-in at Downtown Bicycle Rental ("DBR"), pay, and sign Unguided Hike Liability Release Agreement. DBR's elevation is 92 feet. Click here for map. |
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Continuing check-in
12:45 - 12:59
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T-Minus
15 Minutes |
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Van holds 14 people/hikers. If someone who previously signed up hasn't checked in by 12:45 they risk forfeiting their seat. (If we sell out we trigger the wait list at 12:45.) People who show up at the last minute are welcome aboard so long as there's an empty seat. Van starts loading @ 12:57 pm. |
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1:00 PM
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Launch |
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Shuttle departs DBR. Route passes library in mid-town where van sometimes stops to pick up more hikers.  Driver points-out just a few things on the most direct/fastest route up to mountains. |
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1:30 PM
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Dock
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Trailhead |
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Van arrives/parks at Glen Alps trailhead in Chugach State Park. Elevation: 2,200 feet. |
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1:30 - 4PM
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Hiking Time |
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Van remains parked at trailhead. Driver does his own hike. Everyone meets back at van at or before 4pm.
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4:00 PM
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Leave
Trailhead |
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Van departs trailhead then takes a different route back. More scenic return route wraps around Bicentennial Park then through university. |
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4:30 PM
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Arrive
Downtown |
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 arrives @ DBR. Flattop t-shirts & ice cream for sale at our store. Free water refills. If after hiking you decide to rent a bike, you'll save $2. We call this the HIKE/BIKE SPLIT. Merge the SPLIT with the EVENING SPECIAL (returning hikers can start it at 4:30) and ride until 10 pm or overnight until 9 am for just $14. Total cost $36. |
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Find out what you need to know about riding and renting a bike
in Anchorage on the Downtown Bicycle Rental website. |