Route: Nome-Council Road (AK)

Submitted by Ryan Fox on Sun, 09/03/2023 - 01:26pm
Location
Alaska, US
Distance
72 mi
Vertical Gain
2,000 ft
Description

This 72-mile gravel road takes you through every habitat type found along the Seward Peninsula road system from coastal beaches and wetlands, through tundra meadows and high dwarf tundra, to a river valley at the western edge of the boreal forest. It also offers glimpses of the region’s early 1900s gold rush, from the “Last Train to Nowhere” to the gold rush era town of Council on the Niukluk River. The wooden tripods that you see along this stretch and down the coast mark the route of the Iditarod Trail and other winter trails.
-from https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=viewinglocations.nomecouncilroad

The road is only traversable by car May through October.

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