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The Iditarod Historic Trail is published by the Alaska Geographic Association in cooperation with BLM. This free publication is made possible with funding from the Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance, BLM, and revenue from Alaska Geographic Association bookstore sales.

Iditarod National Historic Trail Visitor Guide

Alaska Geographic and the Bureau of Land Management

Download the Visitor GuidePDF, 24 pages, 11.2 MB

In the Guide

How to Hit the Trail

Two cyclists ride a paved waterfront path in Seward with mountains across the bay.
Riding the first mile of the trail in Seward

Southcentral Alaska

  • Check out the paved bike path along Resurrection Bay in Seward.
  • Backpack over the Crow Pass Trail from Girdwood to the Eagle River Nature Center.
  • Visit the Eagle River Nature Center in Chugach State Park and see spawning salmon during the late summer.
  • Stroll on the Trail at Bird Point along the Seward Highway and check out interpretive panels along the way.
  • Hike the Trail in Girdwood, stopping at Crow Creek Mine to pan for gold.
  • Visit the replica Iditarod Trail public shelter cabin at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Headquarters in Wasilla.
  • Ride the Alaska Railroad into the Kenai Mountains and explore Alaska’s roadless backcountry at the Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop in the Chugach National Forest.
  • View the waterfowl and the Knik River crossing of the Trail at Reflections Lake, at mile 30 of the Glenn Highway.
A log shelter cabin in spruce below a mountain, with a wooden tower beside it.
The Rohn River shelter cabin

Interior/Rivers Region

  • Charter a small plane from the community of McGrath to visit the ghost town of Iditarod.
  • Fly mountain bikes to Takotna and ride old mining roads to the Ophir goldfields.
  • Fish for silver salmon on the Unalakleet River along the Kaltag Portage.
  • Fly into the BLM Rohn Shelter Cabin and backpack 30 miles over Rainy Pass for a floatplane pick up near Puntilla Lake.
A long gravel beach curves along the sea toward a headland.
The beach at Cape Nome

Bering Sea Coast

  • Visit the city of Nome and experience the beaches that were once filled with gold!
  • Drive out from Nome on the Council Highway to the Safety Sound Bridge, and walk the Trail on the beach of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
  • Snowmachine, skijor, or dog mush from village to village, stopping at public safety cabins along the way.

From the Visitor Guide, page 3

For the Southern Trek