Yukon Quest 2015 – The Trail
The race starts next Saturday, February 7th, in Whitehorse.
Whitehorse 2089 feet [637 meters] Start
Braeburn 2326 feet [709 meters] 100 miles [161 km]
Carmacks 1722 feet [525 meters] 77 miles [124 km]
Pelly Crossing 1558 feet [475 meters] 73 miles [117 km]
King Solomon’s Dome 4002 feet [1220 meters]
Dawson 1050 feet [320 meters] 202 miles [325 km] 24 Hour Stop
American Summit 3920 feet [1195 meters]
Eagle 880 feet [268 meters] 147 miles [237 km] 6 Hour Stop
Circle 597 feet [182 meters] 159 miles [256 km]
Central 435 feet [133 meters] 74 miles [119 km]
Eagle Summit 3685 feet [1123 meters]
Mile 101 2250 feet [686 meters] 33 miles [53 km]
Rosebud Summit 3640 feet [1109 meters]
Two Rivers 750 feet [229 meters] 42 miles [68 km] 8 Hour Stop
Fairbanks 440 feet [134 meters] 45 miles[72 km] Finish
There is a 6 Hour Stop required in Breaburn or Carmacks. There is an adjustment made for the difference in starting times at this stop. On the Alaska side another 6 Hour Stop is required in Circle, Central, or Mile 101. The trail between Central and Two Rivers checkpoints is really a nasty piece of work, going up and down two mountains at the end of the race.[Two Rivers is also called Chena Hot Springs on some maps.]
Climate change has made the trail good to bad depending on which segment you are looking at. The snow has been very localized, so there is going to be a lot of bare ground and rough ice to go across. Most of the snow headed to the Northeast ‘Lower 48’ and Maritime Canada.
