Bering coast · Iditarod checkpoint
Safety
The last checkpoint before the finish — little more than the Safety Roadhouse, about 22 miles from Nome.
Approx. mile
~977
of ~1,000
To Nome
~23 mi
remaining
Leg
Bering coast
Western Alaska
Setting
Safety Sound · last stop
On the trail
Safety in the race
Teams blow through Safety on the final push. It's the last chance to check in before the famous run down Front Street to the Burled Arch.
Mile markers are approximate and shift with the year's route. Safety sits on the bering coast leg of the 2027 southern route.
Background
History
Barely a settlement — the Safety Roadhouse on Safety Sound — but a fixture as the race's final checkpoint.
Visiting
Getting there
On the Nome–Council road east of Nome; the roadhouse is seasonal. It's the last stop before the finish.
← Previous checkpoint
White Mountain
Next checkpoint →
Nome
Plan around it
Events in Western Alaska
Iditarod Finish — Nome
Teams reach the Burled Arch in Nome
Nome Bathtub Races
The whole trail