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Iditarod

March 6th, 2021

Iditarod is the most competitive sled dog race in the world, bringing together the best dog mushers from all corners of earth.

 

Iditarod 2021 Coverage

 
 

Iditarod Highlight | DAY 1 | QRILLPAWS 2021

Iditarod Highlight | DAY 3 | QRILLPAWS 2021

Iditarod Highlight | DAY 5 | QRILLPAWS 2021

Iditarod Highlight | DAY 7 | QRILLPAWS 2021

Iditarod Highlight | DAY 2 | QRILLPAWS 2021

Iditarod Highlight | DAY 4 | QRILLPAWS 2021

Iditarod Highlight | DAY 6 | QRILLPAWS 2021

Iditarod Highlight | DAY 8 | QRILLPAWS 2021

 

Iditarod is the most competitive sled dog race in the world, bringing together the best dog mushers from all corners of earth. Dogteams from Europe, Russia, even unexpected countries such as Jamaica, Australia, Japan in the southern hemisphere to a large representation from Scandinavia and of course, Canada and across the United States come to travel ‘a 1000 miles, or some 1600 km’ literally across the mighty state of Alaska.

 

1570 Km | 975 Miles

2021 GOLD TRAIL LOOP

Distances & Checkpoints

  1. Deshka Landing N - 67 miles / 108 km - Skwentna N

  2. Skwetna N – 40 miles / 65 km – Finger Lake N

  3. Finger Lake N - 30 miles / 48 km Rainy Pass N

  4. Rainy Pass N – 35 miles / 56 km – Rohn N

  5. Rohn N – 75 miles / 120 km – Nikolai N

  6. Nikolai N – 48 miles / 77 km – McGrath N

  7. McGrath N – 41 miles /66 km – Ophir N

  8. Ophir N – 80 miles / 128 km – Iditarod N

    - RETURN -

  9. Iditarod S - 80 miles / km - Ophir S

  10. Ophir S – 41 miles / 66 km – McGrath S

  11. McGrath S - 48 miles / 77 km - Nikolai S

  12. Nikolai S - 75 miles / 120 km - Rohn S

  13. Rohn S - 35 miles / 56 km - Rainy Pass S

  14. Rainy Pass S - 30 miles / 48 km - Finger Lake S

  15. Finger Lake S - 40 miles / 65 km – Skwetna S

  16. Skwentna S - 67 miles/ 108 km - Deshka Landing S


Fastest winning time: Mitch Seavey (USA) 8 days 3 hours 40 minutes 13 seconds

Defending 2020 Champion: Thomas Wærner (Norway)