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Girdwood Area Bike Trails

The areas around Girdwood and Turnagain Arm offer gorgeous mountain scenery, lakes, creeks, and a variety wildlife—as well as plenty of bicycle trails that make it easy to absorb it all at your own pace. Need a bicycle? You can rent them at Powder Hound Ski and Bike Shop, located in the heart of Girdwood at the base of Alyeska Resort.

For each trail, we’ve recommended the best bicycle type, based on its terrain and difficulty level.

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Bike Trail Points

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Girdwood to Indian Bike Path (Bird to Gird Trail)

Girdwood to Indian Bike Path (Bird to Gird Trail)

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Difficulty: Easy Distance: 13 miles

With­out hes­i­ta­tion, the Bird to Gird is the most beau­ti­ful bike path in West­ern Alas­ka. This trail is 12 miles one way or 24 miles round trip; either way, the paved ride hugs Tur­na­gain Arm and con­nects three com­mu­ni­ties (Gird­wood, Bird and Indi­an). It’s per­fect for any lev­el bik­er — whether you just want to just cruise, go fast on a moun­tain bike, or expe­ri­ence the trail as a tourist (or even as a curi­ous local). It’s a shared trail, so you’ll  ...more

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Trail of Blue Ice

Trail of Blue Ice

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Difficulty: Moderate

This beau­ti­ful 5‑mile trail begins at Moose Flats Recre­ation Area and winds through forests, wet­lands, streams, and glacial land­scapes on its way to Portage Lake. Along the route, hik­ers enjoy stun­ning views of moun­tains, hang­ing glac­i­ers, and evi­dence of the glac­i­er that once filled the val­ley. The trail ends near the lake shore, offer­ing panoram­ic views and a chance to expe­ri­ence the dra­mat­ic changes that have shaped this icon­ic Alaskan  ...more

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Winner Creek Trail

Winner Creek Trail

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Difficulty: Easy

Win­ner Creek Trail in Gird­wood (45 min­utes south of Anchor­age) is one of our favorite trails to take vis­it­ing friends and fam­i­ly. It’s an easy 3‑mile hike or bike ride on a wide, well-devel­oped trail with a gen­tle ele­va­tion gain that winds through America’s north­ern­most rain­for­est, cross­es a wood­en bridge over a thun­der­ing blue-water gorge. 2022: Hand tram cur­rent­ly closed, may replace with bridge. Local weigh­ing in.)

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Beaver Pond Trail

Beaver Pond Trail

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Difficulty: Moderate

Take this trail from the Gird-Bird Trail or from the Crow Creek entrance: You’ll enter at Cal­i­for­nia Creek Trail­head and take a left at the mark­ing onto Beaver Pond Trail. The trail then runs approx­i­mate­ly 2.5 miles along the base of Pen­guin Ridge. Although the trail can be a bit over­grown, crews have improved it immense­ly in recent years, and it’s now more acces­si­ble, all sea­son. Hike or bike. 

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Trestles Trail

Trestles Trail

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Difficulty: Moderate

This bike ride takes you along a pret­ty flat and mel­low sin­gle track, and through the heart of Gird­wood. Run­ning along Glac­i­er Creek, the trail con­nects the new and old town sites. This is a great ride for any­one new to moun­tain bik­ing, but it’s also an effi­cient way to get from one end of town to the other.