12/11/2025 – 25th Anniversary Epic

Rob DeVelice will lead "25th Anniversary Epic" with an estimated duration of 1 hour.

Note early start time of 6:00pm.

For twenty-five years, Thursday Evening Epics have turned an ordinary 6:30 p.m. weeknight into a standing date with adventure and fortitude!  From early outings in 2000 to recent classics like Bird Creek 20K, No Man’s Land, Bunny Boots, Rays on Rainbow, McMurdo, Hairy Potter, and dozens more, the theme has stayed the same – adventurous, supportive non-competitive runs/hikes of a few hours where most never go.

Over 1,200 Epics, a loose collection of names on the “leaders” page has quietly built a tradition: Rob, Jesse, Lee, E. Marquez, and many others go every week no matter what the weather or season.  We’ve post holed by headlamp our way up peaks and bushwhacked impenetrable valleys, kicked balls through Rarámuri-inspired routes, left footprints on ski tracks, been the only cars left in the parking lot, and sometimes just rambled to “see what’s out there.”

On those Epics we’ve found many hidden trails and  visited countless unnamed places that some now have a name on the map like Nintendo Hill, Upper Highway, Caballo Blanco, Tortilla Chip Rock, Path of Destruction, Sheep Thrills Ridge, No Mans Land, Black Mesa, Nigra Falls, No Disco, McMurdo, Lilly’s Trail and Sweat Lodge just to name a few.

This 25th-anniversary Epic is a simple walk around the track to reminisce all the perils and favorite adventures, see familiar faces, brainstorm future routes and celebrate Thursday Evening Epic Runs.

Meet at The Dome for a 6:00pm start time.  We’ll walk the track for as long as we wish and if participants desire will gather for meal at the participants discretion.

Epic Runs

Epic Runs

West Anchorage

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12/04/2025 – McMurdo

"The more a man knows, the less he talks." - Voltaire Life / Wisdom

Lee Helzer will lead "McMurdo" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.

Meet at Glen Alps for a 6:30 departure.  We will head out to Hidden Lake (AKA McMurdo) to check out the ice and return.

The Chugach Front Range

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11/20/2025 – Kincaid ramble

“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.” ― Emily Dickinson

E. Marquez will lead "Kincaid ramble" with an estimated duration of 2 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Raspberry trailhead at Kincaid. This route will follow a mix of singletrack trails circuiting the park.

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11/13/2025 – Monkeyflower

"Be a lamp in brightness, and make the works of darkness cease, so that whenever your doctrine shines, no one may dare to heed the desires of darkness." Ephrem the Syrian

Jesse Gobeli will lead "Monkeyflower" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the Middle Fork trail out and at some point ascend directly to the south up the steep and craggy north face of the ballfield. Ice axe and microspikes are recommended.

The Chugach Front Range

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11/06/2025 – How far does it go?

"Anybody can put a little masterpiece on a canvas with just a little bit of practive." ~by Bob Ross

Lee Helzer will lead "How far does it go?" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.

Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Indian Valley Trailhead at the end of Boretide Road.

We will head up the Powerline Trail until around 1,800ft where we will leave the beaten path and follow trails built by fairies in search of a mythical new trail which we will ideally return by.

Turnagain Arm

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10/30/2025 – Mchuch Scree

“October Country... that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and midnights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun. That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain...” ― Ray Bradbury, The October Country

E. Marquez will lead "Mchuch Scree" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will take the Homestead trail and then ascend the standard scree field to the ridge. We will return by the main trail.

Turnagain Arm

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10/23/2025 – Kincaid ramble

The leaves are falling all around, time I was on my way Thanks to you, I'm much obliged for such a pleasant stay But now it's time for me to go, the autumn moon lights my way For now I smell the rain, and with it pain, and it's headed my way...Led Zeppelin

Jesse Gobeli will lead "Kincaid ramble" with an estimated duration of 2 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Raspberry Road trailhead (just outside the gate). We will take a mix of trails on a short ramble through the park.

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10/16/2025 – Rusty

“When the stomach is full it is easy to talk of fasting.” St. Jerome

E. Marquez will lead "Rusty" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect heights trailhead. We will take the Wolverine trail to the big cairn. From there, we will set off across the valley and ascend to the low pass on the ridge. We will turn west and take the ridge to Rusty point, before descending to the Middle Fork trail for the return.

The Chugach Front Range

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10/09/2025 – Flaketop Reverse

“But there is greater comfort in the substance of silence than in the answer to a question.” ― Thomas Merton

Jesse Gobeli will lead "Flaketop Reverse" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the powerline trail out for a few miles, and find a suitable point of ascent directly to the summit of Flaketop. We will return via the ridge.

The Chugach Front Range

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10/02/2025 – Sheep Thrills

"Just think like a cloud - float around the sky and have a good time" ~by Unknown

Lee Helzer will lead "Sheep Thrills" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.

Meet at Windy Corner trailhead at 6:15.  We will carpool to Falls Creek trailhead where we will head up the “new” trail to Sheep Thrills ridge brushing out any over growth.  We will return via Lilly’s trail.

Turnagain Arm

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09/25/2025 – Potter Hill Climb

“If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.” ― St. John of the Cross

E. Marquez will lead "Potter Hill Climb" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead (lower parking lot). We will take the Turnagain Arm trail to mile 2, then head uphill to the Potter Overlook. We will descend by a varied route.

Turnagain Arm

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