Klondike Road Relay
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Klondike Road Relay course
The Klondike Road Relay is an overnight team road relay that follows the direction of the Klondike gold rush from Skagway, Alaska, to downtown Whitehorse, Yukon. The route rises sharply out of Skagway to the historic White Pass summit, then continues across the Canadian border through British Columbia and into the Yukon. Walkers and youth runners join the event in the village of Carcross before the final legs toward Whitehorse.
The course is divided into numbered legs with multiple checkpoints and notable features such as steep climbs, suspension bridges, lakeshore sections, and the Miles Canyon approach. Leg 2 includes the White Pass Summit at about 1,004 metres and is described as the steepest leg. The route passes customs at Fraser, BC, and runners encounter sections with increased vehicle traffic on the Alaska Highway; the Miles Canyon section specifies running facing traffic and obeying traffic control. Elevation gains and losses vary by leg, and station personnel direct crossings and pylon placements at several checkpoints.
Leg distances and elevation changes: Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
- Leg 1: 14.1 km (elevation +454 m)
- Leg 2: 10.2 km (elevation +534 m)
- Leg 3: 11.2 km (elevation -143 m)
- Leg 4: 21.0 km (elevation -116 m)
- Leg 5: 22.2 km (elevation -70 m)
- Leg 6: 25.3 km (elevation 0 m)
- Leg 7: 14.0 km (elevation +64 m)
- Leg 8: 19.8 km (elevation +42 m)
- Leg 9: 17.8 km (elevation -30 m)
- Leg 10: 19.3 km (elevation -102 m)