Reviewed by: Mark Elfstrom ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
A cold windy day, tons of elevation gain, snow, broken chain, still an awesome ride. The snow covered peaks surrounding the valley made the ride even more dramatic. Bring enough clothes to survive a blizzard, but have somewhere to store them when you are crushing the climbs.

Recommended Route:
To truly enjoy the 3500 ft of elevation you must start in the Anchorage Bowl, somewhere. We left from Muldoon, rode through Campbell tract to Hilltop, up hilltop, to Prospect heights, up Gasline, to Glen Alps Parking lot, up to the pass and down into Indian. We had howling winds and 30 degree temperatures, and it was still awesome.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
The miles of trails all over the place. Just go, and you'll find new ones. I leave from my house in the south side of Muldoon, and always find new trails from there to Glen Alps. Bring the bear spray and lot's of powerbars/water for the climbs.

Reviewed by: adam ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
This is a good trail in Anchorage to experience the massive amounts of vertical available to us in this fine state. Its AK man, variable weather, prone to crazy winds and loose surface conditions mean be prepared. I have a beefed up RM Slayer and I feel sorry for the poor bastrds doing it on hardtails w/o disks. I wear full pads going down to Indian cause its easy to flay your skin in all the gravel. A hoodie is a good idea cause its cold.
A shuttle is a good idea too; where you leave it depends on how big you want to go. Pray for a tail wind along the highway back home and park at Potter Marsh. Also try starting at Prospect Heights.

Recommended Route:
same. up and over baby.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
none this big this close, but there are many good ones ya know.

Reviewed by: tony , from anchorage

Summary:
7 miles from that parking and pass the two lakes you should be able to encounter this steep climb. Its impossible to climb it with your bike. PLEASE DONT TRY TO DOWNHILL THIS ...I recommend this downhill for pros only.! yes i did it and i got jacked up and both my tires blew out on me. Its a nice downhill though, i wont mind tryin it again when i recover. But anywyz this pass is a good trainin for those goin for pro. I recommend lots of brake pads if you dont use a disc. Its worth the pedalin and the sweat. make sure you dont forget to pump up your tires coz your gonna be goin through loose gravel and rocks. Bring some kits for blown out tires and medical stuff you might need it. Really awesome ride and country side. Lots of hot women :) hehehe.

Recommended Route:
start from flattop park parking lot

Other recommended trails in the same area:
jhonsons pass, hilltop, ressurection pass and tony Knowles coastal trail.

Reviewed by: AARON TAYLOR , from ANCHORAGE/PHOENIX

Summary:
WE DID THIS ONCE A YEAR,SOMETIMES TWICE.UP POWERLINE PASS,OVER THE TOP,DOWN THE BACKSIDE,ONTO THE HWY SHOULDER,ONTO THE OLD SEWARD AT POTTERS MARSH,TO HUFFMAN AND BACK TO THE PARKING LOT!WE CALLED IT "THE IRONMAN".A GREAT RIDE THAT HAS TO BE DONE TO BE APPRECIATED!ALWAYS CHALLENGING'ALWAYS A BLAST!!

Recommended Route:
SAME FIND ROUTE AS ALREADY POSTED

Other recommended trails in the same area:
TRY DEVIL'S PASS YOU WON'T REGRET IT!