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 14-miles (30 minutes) from downtown Anchorage to the trailhead. 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. No guide is needed on this popular, easy to follow trail.
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On the way up, if you decide the hike is too strenuous or too steep, no worries, turn around wherever and whenever you want. Fast hikers have time to go to the second or third peak. Up there you'll run along a ridgeline. Unlike on the Flattop trail, 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 if it's cloudy, getting up into the mountains makes for a memorable afternoon. So too does the 28-mile (low key) circular route to and from the trailhead.
* "Low key" means driver points out just a few things.
Click here for things driver points out.
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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.
(If you have a car you don't need our service. See FAQ 1.)
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Sign Up to HIKE Flattop!
Call: (907)-279-3334
333 W. 4th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501
Map
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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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Hiking to Flattop's "broad summit has long been the classic afternoon hike near Anchorage."
55 Ways to the Wilderness in Southcentral Alaska.
Flattop  Downtown
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May 9 to November 8
DAILY SUMMER SCHEDULE
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Noon - 12:45 PM
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Check-In |
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12:45 - 12:59
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Last Minute Check-In |
At 12:45 if 14 people are here and ready to go and someone who previously signed up hasn't checked-in wait list is triggered. (Van has 14 seats.) If no one is on wait list, last minute arrival(s) are welcome aboard. Boarding begins at 12:55 pm. |
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1:00 PM
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Depart |
 departs DBR. Van passes library in mid-town where it sometimes stops to pick up more (scheduled) hikers. Route: South on C St, L on 36th, R Seward Hwy, L O'Malley, R Hillside, L Upper Huffman, R Toilsome. |
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1:30 PM
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Arrive Trailhead |
Van arrives at Glen Alps in Chugach State Park. Elevation: 2,200 feet.
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1:30 - 4PM
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Hiking |
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 |
 departs taking a different return route back to make a circuit tour of the city. Return route goes past scenic Bicentennial Park then through university. |
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4:30 PM
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Arrive Downtown |
Van 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. HIKE/BIKE SPLIT. Merge the SPLIT with the EVENING SPECIAL (returning hikers can begin biking at 4:30 instead of 5:30) allows you to ride until 10 pm or overnight until 9 am for just $14 more dollars. Total SPLIT cost - $36.
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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.
The Sidewalk Sign-Up Sign" displays first names of scheduled hikers.
A bracket indicates a group.
Happy faces are for hikers who have signed-up and checked-in.
The mannequin holds an erasable marker so changes can be made.
If your plans change, please call 907-279-3334 so others can plan to go.
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