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Checkpoints: Southern Route

Checkpoints Distance Between Checkpoints Distance From Anchorage Distance To Nome
Anchorage to Eagle River 20 miles 20 miles 1141 miles
Eagle River to Wasilla (By vehicle) 29 miles 49 miles 1112 miles
Wasilla to Knik 14 miles 63 miles 1098 miles
Knik to Yentna 52 miles 115 miles 1046 miles
Yentna Station to Skwentna 34 miles 149 miles 1012 miles
Skwentna to Finger Lake 45 miles 194 miles 967 miles
Finger Lake to Rainy Pass 30 miles 224 miles 937 miles
Rainy Pass to Rohn 48 miles 272 miles 889 miles
Rohn to Nikolai 93 miles 365 miles 796 miles
Nikolai to McGrath 48 miles 413 miles 748 miles
McGrath to Takotna 23 miles 436 miles 725 miles
Takotna to Ophir 38 miles 474 miles 687 miles
Ophir to Iditarod 90 miles 564 miles 597 miles
Iditarod to Shageluk 65 miles 629 miles 532 miles
Shageluk to Anvik 25 miles 654 miles 507 miles
Anvik to Grayling 18 miles 672 miles 489 miles
Grayling to Eagle Island 60 miles 732 miles 429 miles
Eagle Island to Kaltag 70 miles 802 miles 359 miles
Kaltag to Unalakleet 90 miles 892 miles 269 miles
Unalakleet to Shaktoolik 40 miles 932 miles 229 miles
Shaktoolik to Koyuk 58 miles 990 miles 171 miles
Koyuk to Elim 48 miles 1038 miles 123 miles
Elim to Golovin 28 miles 1066 miles 95 miles
Golovin to White Mountain 18 miles 1084 miles 77 miles
White Mountain to Safety 55 miles 1139 miles 22 miles
Safety to Nome 22 miles 1161 miles 0 miles
Total: 1161 miles