Iulian Ovod-Everett will lead "Black Mesa" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
We will meet at the lower parking lot at the McHugh Creek trailhead at 6:30. We will cross the creek and follow the ridge through meadows and possibly bushwhacking up to the top of Black Mesa, then descend towards Turnagain Arm and return via the Turnagain Arm Trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Flaketop" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rabbit Lakes trailhead at the end of Canyon road. We will take the main trail for a couple of miles, then head directly up to the summit of Flaketop. We will traverse to the Ptarmigan pass and return by the main trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rim to Rim" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will proceed along the western rim of South Fork Campbell Creek canyon, using a combination of old and new trails, and some bushwhacking to stay as close to the rim as we can. We will cross the creek at the bridge near Glen Alps, and return similarly on the eastern rim.
E. Marquez will lead "Knee Deep" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Basher Trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will jog the road to the Near Point trail head and continue to the summit of Near Point. We will descend to the saddle of No Man’s Land and return via the valley.
Iulian Ovod-Everett will lead "Hidden Lake Loop" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Glen Alps parking lot. We will follow the powerline pass trail up towards hidden lake, then detour to the west below False Peak, before descending back and returning via the powerline pass trail.
E. Marquez will lead "No Man's Land" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the Wolverine trail to the high cairn. From there, we will ascend directly to the ridge, and follow the ridge back down to No Man’s Land.
Lee Helzer will lead "Hillside Ramble" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at Glen Alps trailhead. We will ramble around on trails between Glen Alps, Upper Huffman, Upper O’Malley and Prospect Heights trailheads.
E. Marquez will lead "McHugh Scree" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. This will be an out and back, up to the bowl, ascending the scree field to the pass, and return.
E. Marquez will lead "Rough on the Edges" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the Wolverine trail to the cairn, before diverting to the high plateau beneath Wolverine and over the shoulder before descending to the Middle Fork trail.
This epic will be dedicated to the memory of Ron Nicholl, fellow Epic participant and quintessence of the Epic spirit, who passed away in 2024.
Lee Helzer will lead "Eagle River Run" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.
Meet for a 6:30 departure on the north side of Eagle River. We will start from a small pullout at the intersection of Hidden Haven Dr. and Aleden Ln off VFW Rd.
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We will head up river until open water prohibits progress and then return via Greenbelt trails. We may take a side detour over to South Fork Falls depending on participant ambitions.
Lee Helzer will lead "Upper Highway" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. We will be taking the Upper Highway route to the summit ridge directly above the trailhead or as far as participants care to go.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Not So Near Point" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Basher trailhead on the south side of Campbell airstrip road. We will take the trails to Near Point, then continue on along the ridge to the pass, ascend and traverse the shoulder of Wolverine until we reach the main trail again for our return.