Goose Lake: paved lakeside return
Alaska · Greenway
Walk from public park parking past the basketball court to the signed paved Goose Loop heading east around the north shore. Continue for up to half a mile, turning before the Alumni Drive intersection, an unpaved branch, barrier or uncomfortable slope. Retrace the same path.
Plan your ride
- Location
- Anchorage · Alaska
- Ride length
- Up to 1 mile return
- Ride format
- Out and back
- Surface
- Paved designated shared bicycle path
- Road crossings
- Designated separated shared path only. Stop at street/driveway crossings; no ordinary-road detour.
- Elevation
- Local slopes, curves and path approaches may require effort. No surveyed maximum grade; turn before an uncomfortable hill or transition.
- Starting location
- Goose Lake Park public trail access, 2811 UAA Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508
Conservative selected distance cap; turn at half the listed return distance or earlier. Not a GPS measurement; parking walks are extra.
Public map match for the named Goose Lake Park polygon, independently matched to the foundation’s park start. Park-area centroid, not a parking driveway or surveyed path entrance.
Trailhead
Goose Lake Park public trail access2811 UAA Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508
The foundation map starts at Goose Lake Park and gives 2811 UAA Drive. Use signed ordinary public park parking and walk to the path by the basketball court. Reserved pavilion spaces and university or medical-campus lots are not interchangeable. Census returned no address-range match; the marker is a separately matched park-area reference.
Address source ↗Goose Lake: paved lakeside return — detailed guide
Source review: 2026-11-07. A dated source review does not guarantee current-day conditions.
Anchorage’s park foundation explicitly promotes bicycling on the paved Goose Loop. This shorter outing stays on its lakeside opening segment.
Start and parking
Start: Goose Lake Park public trail access, 2811 UAA Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508.
The foundation map starts at Goose Lake Park and gives 2811 UAA Drive. Use signed ordinary public park parking and walk to the path by the basketball court. Reserved pavilion spaces and university or medical-campus lots are not interchangeable. Census returned no address-range match; the marker is a separately matched park-area reference.
Ride and distance
Selected ride: Up to 1 mile return. Format: Out and back.
Ride: Walk from public park parking past the basketball court to the signed paved Goose Loop heading east around the north shore. Continue for up to half a mile, turning before the Alumni Drive intersection, an unpaved branch, barrier or uncomfortable slope. Retrace the same path.
The foundation’s route map places the first Alumni Drive intersection around 0.6 mile from the park. The full roughly three-mile loop has several street crossings and campus connections; those are excluded from this short lakeside return. Natural trails, lake ice and winter-only routes are not included.
Conservative selected distance cap; turn at half the listed return distance or earlier. Not a GPS measurement; parking walks are extra. Parking walks are extra.
Surface and effort
Paved designated shared bicycle path. Local slopes, curves and path approaches may require effort. No surveyed maximum grade; turn before an uncomfortable hill or transition.
Yield to walkers, slow for blind bends and stop at every street, driveway and parking crossing. Wet boardwalks, loose gravel, flooding, debris and ice can change suitability. Turn back rather than bypass a closure or enter motor traffic.
Hours, costs and access
Choose daylight; obey posted park, trail and parking hours. No ordinary trail-use fee established in the reviewed profile; events and reserved facilities are separate.
Reviewed November 7, 2026. Public path access and bicycle use are supported by the cited sources. No same-day condition clearance or universal e-bike class permission is claimed. Follow current signs and manager notices.
Map and Directions
The map is a published facility or corridor reference, not a surveyed parking entrance. Directions use the named public street destination above. The parking entrance and individual stalls have not been independently checked.