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Summer and Winter

Bike

Paved paths follow the trail in Seward, Girdwood and Anchorage in summer; in winter, fat bikes ride the snow, and the human-powered races run as far as McGrath and Nome.

Two cyclists on fat bikes ride a packed snow trail toward a mountain.
Winter bikers between Kaltag and UnalakleetPhoto: Bob Wick, BLM, CC BY 2.0

Places to Bike, Seward to Nome

Southcentral Seward to Knik

  1. SewardMile 0

    Ride the paved bike path along Resurrection Bay.

  2. Moose PassRailroad community

    Mountain bike the Johnson Pass Trail.

  3. GirdwoodTrail town

    Ride the 13-mile paved Bird to Gird trail from Bird Point.

  4. AnchorageConnecting trail · Ceremonial Start

    Ride the paved Chester Creek path the sled dog teams follow at the Ceremonial Start.

Interior/Rivers Skwentna to Kaltag

  1. McGrathInterior hub

    The human-powered winter races run 350 miles from Knik to McGrath.

  2. TakotnaRiver town

    Fly in with mountain bikes and ride the old mining roads to the Ophir goldfields.

Bering Sea Coast Unalakleet to Nome

  1. SolomonGold camp

    Bike the Nome-Council Highway along Norton Sound.