Yukon Quest Trail
Fairbanks 440 feet [134 meters] Start
Two Rivers 1550 feet [472 meters] 72 miles [116 km]
Rosebud Summit 3640 feet [1109 meters]
Mile 101 Steese Highway 2250 feet [686 meters] 42 miles [68 km]
Eagle Summit 3685 feet [1123 meters]
Central 435 feet [133 meters] 33 miles [53 km]
Circle City 597 feet [182 meters] 74 miles [119 km]
Eagle 880 feet [268 meters] 159 miles [256 km]
American Summit 3920 feet [1195 meters]
Dawson City 1050 feet [320 meters] 147 miles [237 km]
King Solomon’s Dome 4002 feet [1220 meters]
Pelly Crossing 1558 feet [475 meters] 202 miles [325 km]
Carmacks 1722 feet [525 meters] 73 miles [117 km]
Braeburn 2326 feet [709 meters] 77 miles [124 km]
Whitehorse 2089 feet [637 meters] 100 miles [161 km] Finish
The total distance is approximately 1000 miles [1600 kilometers]
[Two Rivers is also called Chena Hot Springs.]
There are four mandatory rest stops on the Quest: 4 hours at either Mile 101 or Central, 4 hours at Eagle, 36 hours at Dawson, and 8 hours at Braeburn. The start differential is equalized at the first rest stop. The differential is three minutes between teams.
There are 23 teams racing in the Quest and another 23 in the Quest 300. The 300 follows the same trail, but it goes to Circle and then heads back to finish at Central.
