The Iditarod continues to be the largest and most popular dog sled race in the world as it enters its 52nd year of competition.
“The Last Great Race on Earth” takes place in Alaska each year, as one musher and a team of 12-14 dogs race from Anchorage to Nome over an average of 8-15 days.
In order to qualify as a finisher, the musher needs at least five dogs pulling the sled across the finish line.
Iditarod standings 2024
The 52nd annual Iditarod will begin on Saturday, March 2. This section will be updated daily with standings and results throughout the race.
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Musher
Checkpoint
Total race time
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See the full list of 2024 standings here.
Iditarod map and route
The Iditarod takes on two different routes depending on which year the race takes place.
During even years, the mushers will travel on the northern route through towns and cities such as Ruby and Galena. In odd years, they use the southern route through Anvik and Grayling.
Northern route
Checkpoints
Distance between Checkpoints*
Distance from Anchorage
Distance to Nome
Total Distance
975
Anchorage to Campbell Airstrip
11
11
964
Willow to Yentna Station
42
53
922
Yentna Station to Skwentna
30
83
892
Skwentna to Finger Lake
40
123
852
Finger Lake to Rainy Pass
30
153
822
Rainy Pass to Rohn
35
188
787
Rohn to Nikolai
75
263
712
Nikolai to McGrath
48
311
664
McGrath to Takotna
18
329
646
Takotna to Ophir
23
352
623
Ophir to Cripple
73
425
550
Cripple to Ruby
70
495
480
Ruby to Galena
50
545
430
Galena to Nulato
37
582
393
Nulato to Kaltag
47
629
346
Kaltag to Unalakleet
85
714
261
Unalakleet to Shaktoolik
40
754
221
Shaktoolik to Koyuk
50
804
171
Koyuk to Elim
48
852
123
Elim to Golovin
28
880
95
Golovin to White Mountain
18
898
77
White Mountain to Safety
55
953
22
Safety to Nome
22
975
0
Southern route
Checkpoints
Distance between Checkpoints*
Distance from Anchorage
Distance to Nome
Total Distance
998
Anchorage to Campbell Airstrip
11
11
987
Willow to Yentna Station
42
53
945
Yentna Station to Skwentna
30
83
915
Skwentna to Finger Lake
40
123
875
Finger Lake to Rainy Pass
30
153
845
Rainy Pass to Rohn
35
188
810
Rohn to Nikolai
75
263
735
Nikolai to McGrath
48
311
687
McGrath to Takotna
18
329
669
Takotna to Ophir
23
352
646
Ophir to Iditarod
80
432
566
Iditarod to Shageluk
55
487
511
Shageluk to Anvik
25
512
486
Anvik to Grayling
18
530
468
Grayling to Eagle Island
62
592
406
Eagle Island to Kaltag
60
652
346
Kaltag to Unalakleet
85
737
261
Unalakleet to Shaktoolik
40
777
221
Shaktoolik to Koyuk
50
827
171
Koyuk to Elim
48
875
123
Elim to Golovin
28
903
95
Golovin to White Mountain
18
921
77
White Mountain to Safety
55
976
22
Safety to Nome
22
998
0
Each route has different checkpoints, and the southern trail is slightly longer (998 miles) compared to the northern route (975 miles).
Author(s)
Brendan O’Sullivan is an editorial intern for Sporting News.
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