Bering coast · Iditarod checkpoint
Koyuk
An Inupiaq village reached by crossing the frozen sea ice of Norton Bay.
Approx. mile
~836
of ~1,000
To Nome
~164 mi
remaining
Leg
Bering coast
Western Alaska
Setting
Norton Bay sea ice
On the trail
Koyuk in the race
Making it to Koyuk means surviving the long, exposed ice crossing from Shaktoolik. The village is a relief point before the final coastal run toward Nome.
Mile markers are approximate and shift with the year's route. Koyuk sits on the bering coast leg of the 2027 southern route.
Background
History
An Inupiaq village at the head of Norton Bay with a subsistence economy of fishing and hunting.
Visiting
Getting there
Fly-in only; reached on the trail across the sea ice, or by plane otherwise.
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Shaktoolik
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Elim
Plan around it
Events in Western Alaska
Iditarod Finish — Nome
Teams reach the Burled Arch in Nome
Nome Bathtub Races
The whole trail