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The Iditarod Trail — Why Now?
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The Iditarod Trail

by Bryan

This year it is the Southern Route, that actually goes through Iditarod.

Checkpoints Next Checkpoint From Start To Finish
1 Anchorage 20 0 1131
2 Campbell Airstrip 29 20 1111
3 Willow 52 49 1082
4 Yentna Station 34 115 1016
5 Skwentna 45 149 982
6 Finger Lake 30 194 937
7 Rainy Pass 48 224 907
8 Rohn 75 272 859
9 Nikolai 54 347 784
10 McGrath 18 401 730
11 Takotna 25 419 712
12 Ophir 90 444 687
13 Iditarod 65 534 597
14 Shageluk 25 599 532
15 Anvik 18 624 507
16 Grayling 60 642 489
17 Eagle Island 70 702 429
18 Kaltag 90 772 359
19 Unalakleet 40 862 269
20 Shaktoolik 58 902 229
21 Koyuk 48 960 171
22 Elim 28 1008 123
23 Golovin 18 1036 95
24 White Mountain 55 1054 77
25 Safety 22 1109 22
26 Nome 0 1131 0

2 comments

1 JuanitaM { 03.05.11 at 8:35 am }

The first time that I followed the Iditarod several years ago, they went the southern route. And so, in my mind, this route just seems like the real route. Silly, I know. But I really look forward to the Finger Lake/Rainy Pass part to see how everyone fares there. Part of if may be that this trail goes through McGrath and Iditarod – names I actually recognize.

What time do they get started tomorrow? I noticed that Finger Lake was 14 degrees with some fairly nifty winds – gusts up to 40 mph. Of course, that could all change by tonight.

2 Bryan { 03.05.11 at 2:27 pm }

They start at 5PM CST.

The pass through the Alaskan Range at Rainy Pass can get very nasty, not as bad as American or Eagle Summits in the Quest, but more than bad enough. If it snows and the winds stay up, there is now way to make progress through the Pass because of the whiteout problem. There are a lot of switchbacks involved and you need to see the trail markers.