There are three roads that lead to Nome, Alaska. Every road begins somewhere, but the roads that lead to Nome start in the wild. The Nome - Teller road starts in Teller, AK. A small village of approximately 200 people without running water. The road is 72 miles long, dirt, hilly and remote. There are no services, no shelter and no help unless you bring it along. Running from Teller, it starts with 10 Miles Hill, which tops out at 1000'.