Project Overview
Singletrack Advocates is building new singletrack trails between Service High School and Hilltop Ski Area. New trails will improve connectivity, provide terrain for youth skills development, and disperse traffic in Hillside Park. The new trails will also complement existing trails by providing beginner and intermediate trails through rolling terrain. The development would be within existing Nordic loops and within designated high-use areas identified by the
Far North Bicentennial Park Trails Improvement Plan.
Timeline
In 2023, Singletrack Advocates presented the project to Abbott Loop and Hillside Community Councils and the Far North Bicentennial Park Users Group. The proposal also earned letters of support from Mighty Bikes, NSAA, and Hilltop Ski Area. Thanks to Adrian Barniak for great photos from the ribbon cutting event!
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2023
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Presentation at Far North Bicentennial User Group Meeting
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Presentation at Abbott Loop and Hilltop Community Councils
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Approval at Parks and Recreation Commission (April, PRC Res No. 23-03)
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Approval at Urban Design Commission (July, Res No. 2023-004)
- Construction began August
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2024
- Construction complete of lower loop between Service and Abbott Rd parking, approximately 3 miles
- Ribbon cutting
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2025
- Fundraising for Phase II
- Construction planned for completion of upper loop and connector trails, including Abbott parking area to Hilltop
Funding
In collaboration with Anchorage Parks and Recreation, Singletrack Advocates oversees fundraising and volunteer improvements to build and maintain singletrack trails in Anchorage. Singletrack Advocates raised $600,000 for all phases of this project via grants and fundraising. Visit the organization website for more information.
About the Park
Hillside Park is part of Far North Bicentennial Park, Anchorage's largest park spanning 4,011 acres. Far North Bicentennial Park has over one million visitors each year and supports a wide variety of trail users on more than 80 miles of trails.
