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Much of the Seward Highway follows the historic trail, and north of Anchorage the Glenn Highway and Knik-Goose Bay Road reach the old Knik crossing; at the far end, the first 35 miles of the Nome-Council Highway are the trail itself.

A gravel road runs past a frame roadhouse toward a hill above the sea.
The road past the Cape Nome Roadhouse

Places to Drive, Seward to Nome

Southcentral Seward to Knik

  1. SewardMile 0

    Seward is where the Seward Highway begins; much of the road follows the historic trail toward Anchorage.

  2. Moose PassRailroad community

    Reach the Johnson Pass trailheads from the Seward Highway.

  3. GirdwoodTrail town

    Follow the Seward Highway along Turnagain Arm to the Alyeska Highway.

  4. Eagle RiverTrail valley

    Drive Eagle River Road to its end and the Nature Center.

  5. EklutnaDena’ina village

    Take Eklutna Village Road in Chugiak to Eklutna Historic Park (May 15 to September 15).

  6. WasillaRace headquarters

    Drive the Glenn Highway to the Reflections Lake exit at mile 30, or Knik-Goose Bay Road to race headquarters.

  7. KnikGold-rush outfitting town

    Drive Knik-Goose Bay Road to mile 13.9.

Bering Sea Coast Unalakleet to Nome

  1. SolomonGold camp

    Drive the Nome-Council Highway 35 miles east to the Solomon River and the stranded trains.

  2. NomeEnd of the trail

    Drive the first 35 miles of the Nome-Council Highway, which are the trail itself and, in winter, unplowed and marked with tripods.