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CHUGACH CLASSICS CHALLENGE WEEK 6: CROW PASS (to the pass and back!) ⛰️

2026 Chugach Classics Challenge Week 6 (July 13 - 19)

Complete the route this week to be eligible for a pair of trail shoes, courtesy of brooks!

The trip to Girdwood is well worth it for this epic route up to the high point of Crow Pass — one of the most iconic trails in Alaska! Starting at the Crow Pass Trailhead at the top of Crow Creek road, follow the trail up a mix of gradual switchbacks, across glacial streams, and past the National Forest Service cabin before finding the official “Crow Pass” sign. Enjoy gorgeous views of Raven Glacier before turning around and coming back the same way. Don’t miss out on this one!

START AT: Crow Pass Trailhead
GEAR: trail shoes, water/food/electrolytes, bear spray, wind or rain jacket
ESTIMATED TIME: 2-4 hours (but may vary!

How to participate:
- Join Strava Club and record your activity as a “run” or “hike”.
- Ensure your activity uploads to Strava and visibility settings on the activity are set to “visible to everyone.” This way, your activity will show up in the group activity feed and you’ll be counted automatically.
- You DON’T need to manually post your activity as a “post” in the group to be counted! But you’re welcome to do so for the stoke.
- Tag us in your summit selfies on Instagram for an extra entry into the raffle!
- REMEMBER: Participation in this challenge is FREE, at your own risk, and primarily intended to get you into the mountains to have some fun!

A whirlwind couple of weeks ahead with the Skinny Raven Half & 10K then the Alaska Distance Classic hot on the calendar! Get July 19 and August 1 circled, lace up those shoes, and let’s GO 🏁 ☀️

Stop #1 of Trail Series is tomorrow with The North Face Trail at the Winner Creek Trail 🌲

Pre run email is going out this afternoon — register today to get all the deets in your inbox!

Community Highlight: Mustang Bear Paw 5K - Saturday, July 11

Event Info & Registration: https://runsignup.com/Race/AK/EagleRiver/MustangBearPaw5k

License to chill, AFTER 5K! The Mustang Bear Paw Festival 5k is a fundraiser for the Chugiak Cross Country and Track & Field teams, and is FUN for the whole family. Walk, run, jog before the parade through downtown Eagle River, past cheering crowds, in front of the reviewing stand, onto the paved bike trail, completing a loop back to the finish line. The event is sanctioned, and sponsored in part, by USA Track & Field and it will be the USA Track & Field Alaska Association 5K Road Race Championship. There are cash prizes on the line but you must be a USATF member to win them!

CHUGACH CLASSICS CHALLENGE WEEK 5: HIDDEN LAKE 🪻

2026 Chugach Classics Challenge Week 5 (July 6 - 12)
Complete the route this week to be eligible for a pair of trail shoes, courtesy of The North Face!

Enjoy this gorgeous out-and-back route from Glen Alps! Take the Powerline Trail southeast for roughly 2 miles before taking a left on the Hidden Lake Trail. You’ll cross a bridge before starting your climb. The trail is mostly gradual with some steeper, rockier sections. Make sure you follow the route closely as there are several small, secondary trails. Once at the lake, enjoy your time there before turning back and returning the same way you came back to Glen Alps.

START AT: Glen Alps Trailhead
GEAR: trail shoes, water/food/electrolytes, bear spray, wind or rain jacket
ESTIMATED TIME: 2-4 hours (but may vary!)

DOWNLOAD ROUTE HERE: https://www.strava.com/routes/3508939238285901102

How to participate:
- Join Strava Club and record your activity as a “run” or “hike”.
- Ensure your activity uploads to Strava and visibility settings on the activity are set to “visible to everyone.” This way, your activity will show up in the group activity feed and you’ll be counted automatically.
- You DON’T need to manually post your activity as a “post” in the group to be counted! But you’re welcome to do so for the stoke.
- Tag us in your summit selfies on Instagram for an extra entry into the raffle!
- REMEMBER: Participation in this challenge is FREE, at your own risk, and primarily intended to get you into the mountains to have some fun!

BIG congrats to Mount Marathon Race champs Klaire and David, so very stoked for you both! 🥇 🥇

Shoutout to everyone who toed the start line yesterday and all who contributed their efforts to putting on such an iconic event!

📸 Anna Dalton

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GOOO KLAIRE!

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