Anchorage

Flattop Trail Hike

Favorite hike in Anchorage area

13229 Glen Alps Road
Anchorage, AK 99516

Phone: +1 907 276 4118 (Tourist Information)

Go east on O'Malley, right at Hillside Drive, left at Upper Huffman to Glen Alps and into the parking lot for this trailhead. The total driving route is 12 miles from downtown and the hiking trail is about three miles round trip. Rated by some as easy, and others as difficult, in 1.5 miles you will gain 1,252 feet and experience short periods of "scrambling." Views from this peak are of the Alaska Range, Cook Inlet, Turnagain Arm and Anchorage; don't forget your camera.

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