From short interpretive walks to wilderness day hikes, you can do it all right here-and be back in time for dinner. Anchorage has more than 120 miles of paved trails and a total of 300 miles of paved and wilderness trails that are used throughout the year. The city is crisscrossed with easy going trails and downtown is surrounded by state and national parks that offer lots of options from short hikes to strenuous workouts. Anchorage s bus system, the People Mover, stops conveniently near many trail heads and most buses have racks to make bringing your bike easy. Call the People Mover Ride Line at 343-6543.
Several businesses offer bike rentals.
During summer's extended daylight hours, you can spend an hour or an entire day enjoying this mix of walking, hiking, biking, roller blading and running trails. Come winter, these transform into cross-country skiing, dog mushing and skijoring trails. You can cross-country ski from your downtown hotel along the ocean or explore more of the city s 105 miles of maintained Nordic ski trails. Views include the spectacular panorama of Cook Inlet punctuated by three different mountain ranges. In winter, the CoastalTrail is popular with both cross-country skiers and moose.