Bering coast · Iditarod checkpoint
Shaktoolik
An exposed coastal village on a narrow spit, known for relentless wind.
Approx. mile
~788
of ~1,000
To Nome
~212 mi
remaining
Leg
Bering coast
Western Alaska
Setting
Norton Sound · windswept
On the trail
Shaktoolik in the race
Shaktoolik is the gateway to one of the trail's most feared stretches: the crossing of the sea ice of Norton Bay to Koyuk, where there's no shelter and the wind can be ferocious.
Mile markers are approximate and shift with the year's route. Shaktoolik sits on the bering coast leg of the 2027 southern route.
Background
History
An Inupiaq village that has relocated over the years along its exposed spit on Norton Sound, long shaped by wind and sea.
Visiting
Getting there
A roadless coastal village reached by air — the launching point for the Norton Bay ice crossing.
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Plan around it
Events in Western Alaska
Iditarod Finish — Nome
Teams reach the Burled Arch in Nome
Nome Bathtub Races
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