E. Marquez will lead "Knee Deep" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the trailhead at the end of Basher Road at Stuckagain Heights. We will proceed up the trail to Near Point and back.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Wrapping it Up" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Weigh Station just south of Potter Marsh. We will jump onto the Turnagain Arm trail, follow the trail for a mile or so, then bushwhack uphill for a ways, then head downhill and back to the trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "FTC 52" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Glen Alps parking lot for a 6:30pm sharp departure. We will casually hike up Flattop via the standard trail and celebrate Lee and Josh’s successful completion of the 2021 FTC 52 challenge. Ice axe and micro spikes recommended.
E. Marquez will lead "Peak 2" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rabbit Lake trailhead at the end of Canyon road. We will take the trail up the backside of Flattop, then traverse to Peak 2 and beyond before descending directly to the main trail for the return.
This is Epic Run’s anniversary week!
Lee Helzer will lead "Raspberry Run" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Raspberry Parking area in Kincaid. We will explore a mix of all the trail types Kincaid has to offer including wooded, beach, ridge, and sand dunes.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Thanksgiving Day Epic" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 9:00 a.m. (Note earlier time than usual) at the Jodhpur trailhead at Kincaid Park. We will complete a loop route including the sand dunes, beaches, and bluff trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Hillside and Campbell Trail Mix" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Hillside Park parking lot on Abbott Road. We will tour a mix of snowy trails including the Moose Ridge Trail and others in the vicinity of Campbell Airstrip.
Lee Helzer will lead "You Are Not Forgotten" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.
Meet at 6:15pm in the parking area at the start of Eklutna Lake road. Due to limited space we will carpool to a 4ish car gravel pullout at about mile 4.5 on Eklutna Lake Road by electric pole 74. We will then hike up the road to electric pole 85 where we will depart the road and head up to Gold Star Peak then head over to Mount POW/MIA, pay homage, and return. Micro-spikes recommended. Please allow extra time for traffic delays.
Previous Years:
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rusty " with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the main trail to middle fork trail until just below Rusty Point. Then we will ascend to the prominent boulder, before traversing towards the bowl beneath Wolverine and an alternate return route.
Lee Helzer will lead "Old Stump Road Exploration" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet for a 6:30pm departure from the Konikson Road trailhead in Bird Valley. We will head up the main trail to Old Stump Road. We will explore the hemlock forest traveling up the Penguin creek drainage then return on the opposite side. Expect lots of bushwhacking.
E. Marquez will lead "2000 Ft Ceiling" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Basher Trailhead on the south of Campbell Airstrip Rd. We will run to the end of the road, ascend to 2000 ft, traverse the face of Near Point, and return via the Near Point trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "The Dark Wood of Error" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - North.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Baldy trailhead at the end of upper Skyline Drive in Eagle River. We will take the trail to ridge and then set off across open terrain towards Roundtop.