COMMENTS DUE MARCH 31st, 2026 COMMENT HERE: https://publicinput.com/l2316 The 2026 Anchorage Recreational Trails Plan is a strong step forward for trails across Anchorage and Chugiak-Eagle River. Chugach Mountain Bike Riders supports the plan’s emphasis on improving connections between communities and access to recreational opportunities. There are just a few days left to weigh in before […]
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A history of regulation and planning, 1970–present When Chugach State Park was established in 1970, mountain biking didn’t exist. The Specialized Stumpjumper — one of the first production mountain bikes — didn’t arrive until 1983. RockShox introduced the first suspension fork in 1989. For the first fifteen years of the park’s existence, bicycles simply weren’t
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A Parent and Volunteer Led Youth Mountain Bike Club CMBR Kids (Chugach Mountain Bike Riders) is an all-volunteer mountain bike club serving youths from 6-16 in Chugiak-Eagle River. The club teaches on the 6 miles of singletrack mountain bike trails at Mirror Lake Park in Chugiak. CMBR Kids introduces basic mountain biking by teaching fundamental
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Includes movie admission, silent auction registration and one drink ticket. https://galabid.com/chugach-mtb Back for a second year! Get excited for the season with CMBR’s annual fundraiser at Odd Man Rush in Eagle River! We’ve got a selection of films for you, including award-winning “Anytime” from Anthill films and a world-premier short from one of our local
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UPDATE: HEMLOCK BURN BETWEEN WHITE SPRUCE AND PROSPECT HEIGHTS HAS BEEN CLEARED AND IS OPEN FOR FUN! STA is committed to maintaining our world class singletrack trail network, and this includes managing brush throughout the summer. STA has partnered with the Chugach Park Fund to hire crews to clear brush from Prospect Heights trailhead up
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Phase 2 of the Service Singletrack trails are OPEN!!! Sponsor signs and maps will be coming soon. Go check out the new rad trails! Huge shout out to STA Project Manager Martin Miller for leading this project from start to finish over the last 4 years. Great job to our trail builder Happy Trails for
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This past week ProTrails has been building the alternate line on the new EL JEFE jump line at Mirror Lake, Alaska. The intent is to make this alternate route a black-diamond adaptive MTB line, but also to allow ride-arounds for the larger jumps on the main trail. Once the machine work is done and the trails dry
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THE 300 MILE CHUGACH MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL Chugach Mountain Bike Riders (CMBR), Singletrack Advocates (STA), and Valley Mountain Bikers and Hikers (VMBaH), working together as the Alaska Off-Road Cycling Alliance (ORCA) are proposing the 300-mile Chugach Mountain Bike Trail: starting in Anchorage, continuing to Seward and ending in Hope. BIKING ON LONG TRAILS (BOLT) This
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A Vision for Chugiak-Eagle River Trails and Pathways Please go to Recreational Trails Plan – PublicInput and give a thumbs up on our proposed Chugiak-Eagle River trail projects. Feel free to add your own comments as well. Public Input is Needed While the proposed update to the Recreational Trails plan includes two high-priority trails: the
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Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley have over 200 miles of trails open to mountain biking; nearly 120 miles of those have been built specifically for bikes. Local Southcentral trail clubs Chugach Mountain Bike Riders, Singletrack Advocates and Valley Mountain Bikers and Hikers spent over a year working with national trail building nonprofit IMBA Trail Solutions
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