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Lakefront Hotel Anchorage

When the weather is clear, you have a great view of the mountains and the coast off Anchorage from up here.

If you're coming down this hill from the Kincaid chalet, it's an easy cruise as long as you don't get distracted by the pretty views and crash into a moose or a tree. But if you're going uphill, the more than half-mile of steady climbing is a real quad-burner. Wildlife sightings are very common here; please make sure to give them lots of space.

The views from Flattop Mountain's plateau summit are spectacular. On a really clear day you can see the Alaska Range, and sometimes even Denali (tiny in the distance) from here. If you have the time and energy, you can also hike farther along the ridge to the southeast. There are two ways to hike up Flattop Mountain: From the Canyon Road AKA Rabbit Creek Trailhead, which you need a car to reach, or from the Glen Alps Trailhead, which you can reach with a car or via the Flattop Shuttle (see https://www.hike-anchorage-alaska.com/). If you're hiking from the Glen Alps Trailhead, the trail includes a bit of steep scrambling near the summit. Be careful and watch for loose rock!

This marks one of the larger interpretive displays within Earthquake Park, a parcel of land that showcases the effects of the magnitude 9.2 earthquake that struck Alaska in 1964. It's well worth pulling off the main trail to take a look or, if you're coming from the east, catch your breath from the short but steep hill leading up to this point.

Point Woronzof is a great place to watch the sunset, although it usually feels safest to be in a car by that time of night. During the day, however, this is a great place to briefly lock your bike up for a stroll on the gravel beach just down the hill, or to listen for tiny wood frogs croaking in one of the nearby ponds before you go on about your ride. You'll also frequently see families picnicking on the wide grassy areas nearby as they watch jets taking off or landing at nearby Anchorage International Airport.

Elderberry Park has some modest playground equipment and a few benches with views of the water and the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail that passes quite nearby. It's a great place for a break but not the best for starting or ending your ride, as it takes some luck to find parking nearby.

This unimpressive rooster comb of rock gets its name from being the second peak in the ridgeline that starts with Flattop Mountain to the northwest. Although the peak itself isn't impressive — in fact, it's a mild, rocky scramble that is guarantee to break your running stride — the views from here are amazing. If you'd heading downhill from here you have access to the (relatively) new switchbacks on the Flattop Sunnyside Trail, which make it possible for the surefooted to maintain a jogging pace on the downhill. Do watch for mud after wet weather — the switchbacks are well-built, but sometimes get a bit slippery. And of course as always, be aware of possible wildlife in the area.