Iditarod Trail

Length: Length listed as 1,025 miles in the Wikipedia list this trail is drawn from.

From the Wikipedia article

The Iditarod Trail, also known historically as the Seward-to-Nome Trail, is a thousand-plus mile (1,600 km) historic and contemporary trail system in the US state of Alaska. The trail began as a composite of trails established by Alaskan native peoples. Its route crossed several mountain ranges and valleys and passed through numerous historical settlements en route from Seward to Nome. The discovery of gold around Nome brought thousands of people over this route beginning in 1908. Roadhouses for people and dog barns sprang up every 20 or so miles. By 1918 World War I and the lack of 'gold fever' resulted in far less travel.

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race serves to commemorate part of the gold rush trail and the role dog sleds played in the development of Alaska, and the route and a series of connecting trails have been designated Iditarod National Historic Trail.

Coordinates

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Source

This page is built from Wikipedia article “Iditarod Trail”. Source record: wikipedia_trails#66, wikipedia_trails#200. Wikipedia data fetched 2026-10-03. Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Listed in: List of long-distance trails in the United States, List of hiking trails in the United States.