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Girdwood Fire Station No. 41
Girdwood, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Beaver Pond

Mountain bike area · United States

Is it worth the trip?

43Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: Slick: wet roots and rocks, Rain 19.4 mm in the last two days, Rain 0.6 mm today

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 46 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
2.8 mm
Rain
2.7 mm
Air
1°C

Tue 3 · 30 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
9.6 mm
Rain
15.8 mm
Air
2°C

Wed 4 · 21 out of 100

Trail
Muddy
Rain 2 days
52.5 mm
Rain
11 mm
Air
1°C

Thu 5 · 36 out of 100

Trail
Muddy
Rain 2 days
60.8 mm
Rain
1.8 mm
Air
1°C

Fri 6 · 47 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
19.4 mm
Rain
0.6 mm
Air
1°C

Sat 7 · 46 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
5.1 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
-1°C

Sun 8 · 46 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
3.3 mm
Rain
0.3 mm
Air
-2°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 154, fair
  2. Mon 246, fair
  3. Tue 330, poor
  4. Wed 421, poor
  5. Thu 536, poor
  6. Fri 647, fair
  7. Sat 746, fair
  8. Sun 846, fair
  9. Mon 946, fair
  10. Tue 1046, fair

The spot in two facts

  • 1 routemapped within 10 km
  • Best in Jul4 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Weather forecast and score for each day at Beaver Pond
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov*54, fairUnknown1.6 mm0.2 mm0°C
Mon 2Nov46, fairSlick2.8 mm2.7 mm1°C
Tue 3Nov*30, poorUnknown9.6 mm15.8 mm2°C
Wed 4Nov21, poorMuddy52.5 mm11 mm1°C
Thu 5Nov36, poorMuddy60.8 mm1.8 mm1°C
Fri 6Nov47, fairSlick19.4 mm0.6 mm1°C
Sat 7Nov46, fairSlick5.1 mm0 mm-1°C
Sun 8Nov46, fairSlick3.3 mm0.3 mm-2°C
Mon 9Nov46, fairSlick1.2 mm0 mm-5°C
Tue 10Nov46, fairSlick1.5 mm0.6 mm-4°C

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Beaver Pond

1 mountain bike route mapped. Best in Jul. The nearest town to stay in is Girdwood.

  • Routes 1 mountain bike route mapped.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,490–US$2,770 each

about US$1,490–US$2,770 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ANC, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$348–US$724
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$301–US$569
Totalabout US$1,490–US$2,770

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Girdwood

Closest

Girdwood

3 min by car · 18 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 18 places to stay in Girdwood · Booking.com

About Girdwood its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 9h 45m

About 9h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ANC, direct, then 1h 10m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.