Interior · Iditarod checkpoint
Kaltag
A Yukon River village where the northern and southern routes rejoin, at the start of the Kaltag Portage to the coast.
Approx. mile
~663
of ~1,000
To Nome
~337 mi
remaining
Leg
Interior
Interior
Setting
Yukon River · the portage
On the trail
Kaltag in the race
Kaltag is a pivotal point: teams leave the Yukon here and cross the historic Kaltag Portage — an old trade and mail route — over to the Bering Sea coast at Unalakleet.
Mile markers are approximate and shift with the year's route. Kaltag sits on the interior leg of the 2027 southern route.
Background
History
An Athabascan village and ancient crossroads — the Kaltag Portage has linked the Yukon to the Bering Sea coast for trade and mail for generations.
Visiting
Getting there
Fly-in only, on the Yukon River; the trail leaves the river here to cross to the coast.
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