Alyeska Multi-Use Trail
Overview
The Alyeska Multi-Use Pathway is a paved, lighted multi-use trail that extends from the Seward Hwy to the Hotel Alyeska. This 4-mile trail parallels Alyeska Highway and is popular with walkers, bikers, skiers, and runners.
An active community, citizens of Girdwood use the Pathway to patron businesses, visit friends, and grab the local bus service. Locals make signs and post them along the trail highlighting safety, upcoming events, and good-feeling messages. Girdwood Valley Transient runs a free bus service within Girdwood and picks up people at various locations along the trail.
How to Get There
The Multi-Use Pathway can be located anywhere in Girdwood along Alyeska Highway. Large parking areas that have easy access to the trail are Hotel Alyeska, Tesoro Mall, Forest Park, New Girdwood, and Moose Meadow Parking.
Trip Ideas
The Alyeska Multi-Use Path connects to multiple other trails and paths in Girdwood. Bird to Gird trail connects at the Railroad Depot; it connects to the 5k Nordic Loop by Hotel Alyeska and the lower Iditarod trail by Forest Park.
Summer and Winter
This trail is used all year! You will find people, walking and biking all year long. After a fresh snowstorm, people will also use it as a nordic ski trail. The municipality keeps it plowed and sanded for public safety.
Considerations
Alyeska Highway is a busy road and the average speed is 45 miles per hour. In 2016, AKDOT redesigned the pathway and at each major road intersection the path jets towards Alyeska Highway. Watch kids and animals at these intersections as the path travels very close to Alyeska Highway. Be careful and mindful of driveways that cross the path as people exit and enter their private residences.
