Schedule

2025 service starts May 22, and ends August 22

TIME	EVENT	MORE SPECIFICALLY
8 am to noon. (11:30 - 11:45 is best.)	Check-in	Check-in at Downtown Bike Rental, pay, sign hike release, get trail direction sheet. To bide time before departure here are some fun, free things to do. 1) Take glass elevator across the street to the top floor of the parking garage where there are great views and you'll see Flattop. Be back at bike rental no later than 12:05 2) Stretch/Lift weights. We have four large stretching mats and lots of room in in the spacious mall where we're located. You can also use our complimentary bench press. 3) Our mall is home to a 1964 Earthquake exhibit that is on many city tours. Read/walk through the exhibit.
Between 12:05 and 12:15	Depart	As soon as everyone has checked in we leave so sometimes we leave as early as 12:05 which gives everyone more hiking time in the mountains.
Between 12: 53 and 1 pm	Arrive Trailhead	Van arrives at Glen Alps in Chugach State Park. Elevation: 2,200 feet. Click here for live web cam shots of Flattop and the parking lot.
1:00 - 4:00	HIKING Time	Van remains parked at trailhead. Driver does his own hike. Everyone meets back at van at or before 4 pm.
4:00 or before*	Leave Trailhead	departs taking a different return route back to make a circuit tour of the city. If everyone is back prior to 4 we depart early.
4:30 or before	Arrive Downtown	If after hiking you decide to rent a bike you'll save $2. We call this the HIKE/BIKE SPLIT. If you rented a bike prior to going on the hike, you receive a $2 discount on the shuttle price. This is the BIKE/HIKE SPLIT.