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Trail Conditions
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
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SaveThe Hillside trails were the first development by the Singletrack Advocates here in Anchorage in 2008. These trails were all hand built, the development view of these trails was to have technical single track for mountain biking only accessible to all within the city limits.
Phase Two Hillside Trails were just finished fall 2018. Please RIDE SMART: Pre-Ride, Re-Ride, Free-Ride. For safety, hiking on the one-way downhill trails is not recommended. Hiking is okay on all other trails.
Phase Two Hillside Trails were just finished fall 2018. Please RIDE SMART: Pre-Ride, Re-Ride, Free-Ride. For safety, hiking on the one-way downhill trails is not recommended. Hiking is okay on all other trails.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Shuttleable: YES
Land Status: City Managed
Access Info:
The outside parking lot for the Hilltop ski area/cross country ski trail is the main parking. Secondary parking is at Prospect Heights and is the short shuttle parking area.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
28 trails
- Hike
21 trails
- Trail Running
21 trails
Region Details
- 4
- 19
- 5
Region Status
Caution as of May 27, 2022Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 28
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 28
- Trails E-Bike
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 21
- Trails Trail Running
- 21
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Total Distance
- 16 miles
- Total Descent
- 3,374 ft
- Total Vertical
- 699 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,074 ft
- Reports
- 711
- Photos
- 77
- Ridden Counter
- 8,397
Popular Hillside Park Mountain Biking Trails
Hillside Park Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| short way to top of STA hillside | 1 mile | |
| All killer no filler aka almost all STA hillside both directions | 15 miles | |
| STA Trails Old and New | 7 miles | |
| 2021 Hillside Hustler #1 race | 5 miles | |
| 2020 Hillside XC race | 5 miles | |
| race | 4 miles | |
| 14 mile Hillside Park Ride | popular ridelog | 14 miles |
| 14 mile Hillside Park Ride | popular ridelog | 14 miles |
| 19 mile Hillside Park Ride | popular ridelog | 19 miles |
| 12 mile Hillside Park Ride | popular ridelog | 12 miles |
Photos of Hillside Park Mountain Bike
trail: Black Bear
15 |
Oct 29, 2021 @ 4:31pm
Oct 29, 2021
trail: Black Bear
39 |
Oct 29, 2021 @ 4:31pm
Oct 29, 2021
trail: Eh-Line
91 |
Jun 14, 2021 @ 7:27pm
Jun 14, 2021
trail: Eh-Line
118 |
May 27, 2021 @ 12:21pm
May 27, 2021
trail: Jeff's Whoop Whoop
85 |
Aug 3, 2020 @ 10:18pm
Aug 3, 2020
trail: Jeff's Whoop Whoop
71 |
Aug 3, 2020 @ 10:18pm
Aug 3, 2020
trail: Jeff's Whoop Whoop
68 |
Aug 3, 2020 @ 10:18pm
Aug 3, 2020
trail: Eh-Line
110 |
Aug 2, 2020 @ 8:09pm
Aug 2, 2020Videos of Hillside Park Mountain Bike
trail: Eh-Line
0:10 |
357 |
Aug 23, 2020
trail: Eh-Line
2:31 |
214 |
Jul 2, 2020
trail: Gauer Power
1:40 |
243 |
Jul 2, 2020
trail: Eh-Line
3:03 |
179 |
Jun 22, 2020
trail: Eh-Line
0:41 |
560 |
Oct 24, 2018
trail: Jeff's Whoop Whoop
2:14 |
982 |
Oct 19, 2018
trail: Stinger
3:53 |
1711 |
Oct 31, 2013
trail: Eh-Line
4:59 |
123 |
Aug 8, 2021 , Anchorage
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticket to Ride | Jun 23, 2022 @ 1:09pm Jun 23, 2022 | Dry | Vince99 | ||
| Dig Deep Connector | Jun 12, 2022 @ 4:17pm Jun 12, 2022 | Ideal | bam907 | ||
| Summit To Sea Connector | Jun 12, 2022 @ 4:17pm Jun 12, 2022 | Ideal | bam907 | ||
| Upper Hive | Jun 12, 2022 @ 4:17pm Jun 12, 2022 | Ideal | bam907 | ||
| Jeff's Whoop Whoop | Jun 12, 2022 @ 4:17pm Jun 12, 2022 | Ideal | bam907 | ||
| Drone Lane | Jun 12, 2022 @ 4:17pm Jun 12, 2022 | Ideal | bam907 | ||
| Janice's Jive | Jun 12, 2022 @ 4:17pm Jun 12, 2022 | Ideal | bam907 | ||
| Hornet's Nest | Jun 12, 2022 @ 4:17pm Jun 12, 2022 | Ideal | bam907 | ||
| Bluffy the Eh-Line Connector | Jun 12, 2022 @ 4:17pm Jun 12, 2022 | Ideal | bam907 | ||
| Eh-Line | Jun 12, 2022 @ 4:17pm Jun 12, 2022 | Ideal | bam907 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | mgliii | wishlist | region | Hillside Park | Jun 28, 2022 @ 3:56pm 2 days |
 | kshakarjian | wishlist | trail | Eh-Line and 2 more | Jun 25, 2022 @ 1:48pm Jun 25, 2022 |
| Vince99 | add | report | Ticket to Ride | Jun 23, 2022 @ 1:09pm Jun 23, 2022 |
| bam907 | add | report | Dig Deep Connector and 8 more | Jun 12, 2022 @ 9:38pm Jun 12, 2022 |
| AKGary | add | report | Summit To Sea Connector and 1 more | Jun 12, 2022 @ 9:00pm Jun 12, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Freshly cut sometime between noon on Sep 5 and... | Sep 6, 2021 @ 6:14pm Sep 6, 2021 | ||
| report | Remember what the trail was like when it first... | Jun 14, 2021 @ 10:15pm Jun 14, 2021 | ||
| report | Pointless report. | Jun 10, 2021 @ 1:41pm Jun 10, 2021 | ||
| report | Well it is called mountain biking. | Jun 10, 2021 @ 1:39pm Jun 10, 2021 | ||
| report | Correction: 2/3 down the trail when traveling... | May 26, 2021 @ 10:12pm May 26, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIlltop Bike Park | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 km | |
| North Bivouac | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1.9 km | |
| Campbell Tract | 15 | 11 | 13 | 2.4 km | |
| APU/Mahaffey Trail | 1 | 1 | 4.4 km | ||
| Russian Jack Springs Park | 4 | 1 | 5.2 km |
Local Badges
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 28 | 16 miles | 3,373 ft | 8 miles | 699 ft | #490 | #249 | 77 | 696 | 6 | 13,904 | |
| E-Bike | 4 | 2 miles | 551 ft | 2 miles | 535 ft | 493 | 1 | 99 | ||||
| Hike | 21 | 11 miles | 1,919 ft | 5 miles | 699 ft | #592 | #361 | 622 | 184 | |||
| Trail Running | 21 | 11 miles | 1,919 ft | 5 miles | 699 ft | #598 | #359 | 622 | 313 | |||
| Snowshoe | 1 | 1,342 ft | 62 ft | 1,227 ft | 66 ft | 16 | 1 |
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