Kid-friendly bike paths in Anchorage, AK

Each trail gets a kid score out of 100 for a smooth surface, staying away from cars, and having a playground, restroom and parking within half a mile. How we score trails

Scores are based on OpenStreetMap data and may be out of date or wrong. Always check trail conditions, closures and your child's readiness before you ride. Disclaimer

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Best trails for kids

NRJSP Multiuse

100

0.7 mi · 100% smooth surface · 100% away from cars

Playground along the trail
Restroom 0.1 mi away
Parking 0.1 mi away

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RJSP Multiuse

1.3 mi · 98% smooth surface · 100% away from cars

Playground 0.1 mi away
Restroom 0.1 mi away
Parking along the trail

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Tony Knowles Coastal Trail

10.3 mi · 99% smooth surface · 99% away from cars

Playground along the trail
Restroom along the trail
Parking along the trail

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Chester Creek Trail

4.8 mi · 100% smooth surface · 96% away from cars

Playground along the trail
Restroom along the trail
Parking along the trail

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Glenn Highway Trail

18.8 mi · 100% smooth surface · 87% away from cars

Playground along the trail
Restroom 0.1 mi away
Parking along the trail

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P-38 Lightning Trail

1.2 mi · 100% smooth surface · 100% away from cars

Playground 0.5 mi away
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking 0.3 mi away

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Chester Creek Connector

2.2 mi · 100% smooth surface · 97% away from cars

Playground along the trail
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking along the trail

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Bird to Gird

12.9 mi · 100% smooth surface · 99% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom along the trail
Parking along the trail

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Campbell Creek Trail

7.7 mi · 100% smooth surface · 90% away from cars

Playground along the trail
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking along the trail

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Ship Creek Trail

2.6 mi · 91% smooth surface · 84% away from cars

Playground 0.1 mi away
Restroom along the trail
Parking along the trail

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Fish Creek Trail

1.6 mi · 100% smooth surface · 82% away from cars

Playground along the trail
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking along the trail

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Portage Curve Pathway

8.5 mi · 100% smooth surface · 58% away from cars

Playground 0.3 mi away
Restroom 0.2 mi away
Parking along the trail

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Airport to Jewel Lake

4.4 mi · 100% smooth surface · 35% away from cars

Playground along the trail
Restroom 0.1 mi away
Parking along the trail

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FNBP to Glenn Hwy

4.5 mi · 98% smooth surface · 37% away from cars

Playground along the trail
Restroom 0.2 mi away
Parking along the trail

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Fish Creek to Coastal connector

0.7 mi · 100% smooth surface · 36% away from cars

Playground along the trail
Restroom along the trail
Parking along the trail

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Goose Loop

2.4 mi · 99% smooth surface · 47% away from cars

Playground along the trail
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking along the trail

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Trails we can't score yet

OpenStreetMap doesn't record the surface for more than 5% of these trails, so we can't say how smooth they are. Some may be great for kids. Check before you go.

97 (Alaska)

15.4 mi · 50% away from cars

Playground 0.1 mi away
Restroom along the trail
Parking along the trail

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A/C St shared use path

6.9 mi · 63% away from cars

Playground along the trail
Restroom 0.2 mi away
Parking along the trail

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Agony High Road

0.7 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking 0.3 mi away

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Arlene's Way

1.1 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking none within ½ mi

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Bermie Sanders

0.8 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking along the trail

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Bowling Alley

3.5 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom 0.3 mi away
Parking 0.1 mi away

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Bridge Loop

1.0 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking 0.2 mi away

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Candy Mountain

0.6 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom 0.3 mi away
Parking 0.3 mi away

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Christy Loop

0.7 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking along the trail

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Eagle River Greenbelt Trail

2.8 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground 0.4 mi away
Restroom along the trail
Parking along the trail

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Eh-Line

0.7 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom 0.5 mi away
Parking 0.3 mi away

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Elliot's Climb

0.5 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground 0.3 mi away
Restroom 0.3 mi away
Parking 0.2 mi away

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Far Corner

0.5 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom 0.3 mi away
Parking 0.2 mi away

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Gasline Trail

4.5 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom 0.2 mi away
Parking along the trail

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Green Loop

0.6 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground 0.2 mi away
Restroom 0.2 mi away
Parking along the trail

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Hanging Chad

0.6 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom 0.1 mi away
Parking 0.1 mi away

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Hill Loop

0.9 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking none within ½ mi

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Icebox

1.3 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground 0.4 mi away
Restroom 0.4 mi away
Parking 0.2 mi away

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Inner 3K Loop

0.7 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom 0.2 mi away
Parking 0.3 mi away

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Jodphur Loop

1.1 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom 0.2 mi away
Parking 0.1 mi away

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Junkyard

0.9 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking 0.2 mi away

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Margaux's Loop

1.8 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground 0.4 mi away
Restroom 0.3 mi away
Parking 0.1 mi away

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Mize Loop

0.9 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground 0.3 mi away
Restroom 0.3 mi away
Parking 0.3 mi away

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Mize's Folly

1.1 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground 0.3 mi away
Restroom 0.2 mi away
Parking 0.1 mi away

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Moose Hill Trail

1.0 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom 0.3 mi away
Parking 0.2 mi away

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Moose Ridge

3.0 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking along the trail

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North Pasture

0.5 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking 0.1 mi away

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Old Lighted Luge

0.8 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking 0.2 mi away

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Rockhill Yoyos Devils

0.5 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking 0.1 mi away

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Schralp D'Huez

0.5 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking 0.1 mi away

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Ship to Chester connector

1.6 mi · 5% away from cars

Playground along the trail
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking along the trail

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Silvertip

1.0 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking none within ½ mi

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The Rumbl

0.7 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom none within ½ mi
Parking 0.1 mi away

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The X

0.6 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom 0.1 mi away
Parking 0.2 mi away

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Upper Huffman Snowmobile Entrance

0.7 mi · 100% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom along the trail
Parking along the trail

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Yosemite Drive Trails

1.3 mi · 99% away from cars

Playground none within ½ mi
Restroom 0.2 mi away
Parking 0.1 mi away

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Questions parents ask

What are the best bike trails for kids in Anchorage?

The top-scoring kid-friendly bike trails in Anchorage are NRJSP Multiuse (100 out of 100), RJSP Multiuse (99 out of 100) and Tony Knowles Coastal Trail (99 out of 100). 16 trails score 70 or higher.

NRJSP Multiuse · RJSP Multiuse · Tony Knowles Coastal Trail

Which kid-friendly bike trails in Anchorage have restrooms?

These trails have restrooms right along the trail: Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Chester Creek Trail, Bird to Gird, Ship Creek Trail and Fish Creek to Coastal connector.

Tony Knowles Coastal Trail · Chester Creek Trail · Bird to Gird · Ship Creek Trail · Fish Creek to Coastal connector

Which kid-friendly bike trails in Anchorage have playgrounds?

These trails have playgrounds right along the trail: NRJSP Multiuse, Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Chester Creek Trail, Glenn Highway Trail and Chester Creek Connector, plus 6 more.

NRJSP Multiuse · Tony Knowles Coastal Trail · Chester Creek Trail · Glenn Highway Trail · Chester Creek Connector

What's the longest kid-friendly bike trail in Anchorage?

Glenn Highway Trail is the longest, at 18.8 miles, with a kid score of 95 out of 100.

Glenn Highway Trail

How are the trails scored?

Each trail gets up to 40 points for a smooth surface, 40 for staying away from cars, and 20 for a playground, restroom and parking within half a mile. The data comes from OpenStreetMap.

How we score trails

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Trail data from OpenStreetMap as of 2026-10-31.