Anne Ver Hoef will lead "Hemlock Burn trail loop" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30pm Prospect Trailhead. We will likely head uphill on the new Hemlock Burn trail to Glen Alps and then back down the Powerline or other small trails. Microspikes may be desired – depending on if we get new snow. There are some slick spots, but not many.
Lee Helzer will lead "How Low Will It Go?" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Hillside Parking Lot along Abbott Road for a 6:30 departure. We will follow a series of trails searching for a new all-time lowest recorded temperature on an Epic.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Anne Ver Hoef will lead "Ballfield Gully" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at the Glen Alps parking lot. We will head up to the Ballfield and then make a left turn down the gully. Hopefully, it will still have hard-packed snow; if not we will stay up a little higher on the rocks and tundra. We will loop back on the Middle Fork trail. Be prepared for wet feet. May help to take microspikes and snowshoes, but postholing is way more fun.
E. Marquez will lead "Sweat Lodge " with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Falls Creek trailhead. We will follow the old Johnson trail for a ways, then head uphill towards Indianhouse until we intersect with the standard trail. We will descend back to the Johnson trail for a figure 9 route.