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Muldoon Park
Mid 1970's |
| Name of Ski
Area: |
Muldoon
Park |
| Location: |
East
Anchorage |
| Type of Area: |
Cross Country Ski Trails |
| Dates of
Operation: |
Mid 1970's |
| Who Built It?: |
Municipality
of Anchorage, Parks and Recreation Department |
| Elevation: |
Low:
~250' / High: ~300' |
| Facilities: |
Four
kilometers of cross country skiing trails. |
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Miscellaneous: |
The eastern section of this
park has a fitness course that follows the old ski trails.
A paved bike trail follows some of the northern ski trail
sections. The trails that ran through the southwest
section of this park have mostly disappeared. Though a
small and inconspicuous Anchorage city park, this area has some
nice terrain that would have made fun classic skiing in the
wooden and early fiberglass ski days. |
| Sources of
Information: |
Tim Kelley |
| Photos: |
Does
anyone have pictures of skiing at Muldoon Park that they
would like to
contribute to ALSAP ? |
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Maps ~
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Muldoon
Park trail map from a 1975-76 Winter Recreation brochure
published by the Municipality of Anchorage, Division of Parks
and Recreation |
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To
view the full images of the 1975-1976 Anchorage Trails brochure,
click on the images below |
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Maps and Aerial Views ~ |
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This
2002 aerial view shows the location of Muldoon Park in Anchorage
(click on the image to enlarge it). |
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Here's
a map of East Anchorage showing the location of Muldoon Park (Click on
the image to enlarge it) |
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A zoomed in
aerial view of Muldoon Park (Click on this view to enlarge it) |
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| Research
Correspondence |
| [Tim
Kelley - 18 November 2005]
I recently found the trails
map shown above in a pile of scrapbook stuff I saved from a 1978 trip to
Anchorage for the US National Cross Country Skiing Championships.
I am unaware that ski trails were ever groomed in Muldoon Park during
the 25 or so years I've lived in Anchorage. So these trails were
likely cut, and then groomed for only a few years, in the mid 1970's.
Hopefully time will fill in more info on these forgotten city ski
trails. |
| [John McCleary,
MOA Parks and Recreation - December 02, 2005 email]
The trail system in
Muldoon Park is currently limited to the two trail loops and a variety
of social trails. To my knowledge, the MOA (established in 1975-76)
never had set track / packed the trails but the Anchorage Borough who
was responsible for the park prior to unification may have. |
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Do
you have further information, stories or pictures that you would like to
contribute about this
ski area? |
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