Klondike Road Relay
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Klondike Road Relay
The Klondike Road Relay is an overnight road relay that follows the direction of the Klondike gold rush from Skagway, Alaska to downtown Whitehorse, Yukon. The event is scheduled for September 10 and 11, 2027. Walkers and youth runners join the route at the village of Carcross before teams complete the final legs into Whitehorse.
The course climbs steeply out of Skagway to the White Pass summit, crosses the Canada border, then continues through British Columbia into the Yukon. Terrain varies from steep climbs and summit descents to rolling hills, lakeside sections and stretches along the Alaska Highway. Teams pass landmarks such as Tutshi Lake, Emerald Lake viewpoint, Carcross Desert and Miles Canyon. Leg 10 is noted as unsupported: team vehicles cannot pull over along the Alaska Highway and access to Miles Canyon Road is limited. Runners will encounter increased traffic on the Alaska Highway and are required to run facing traffic in the Miles Canyon section; crews must follow official traffic control procedures at crossings and customs points.
Leg distances and elevation changes:
- Leg 1: 14.1 km, elevation change +454 m
- Leg 2: 10.2 km, elevation change +534 m
- Leg 3: 11.2 km, elevation change -143 m
- Leg 4: 21.0 km, elevation change -116 m
- Leg 5: 22.2 km, elevation change -70 m
- Leg 6: 25.3 km, elevation change 0 m
- Leg 7: 14.0 km, elevation change +64 m
- Leg 8: 19.8 km, elevation change +42 m
- Leg 9: 17.8 km, elevation change -30 m
- Leg 10: 19.3 km, elevation change -102 m
Half-leg options are available on later sections of the course. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
