Quick Facts

• Route: Denali National Park – Valdez, Alaska (Denali Hwy – Richardson Hwy)
• Distance: 350 miles (270 miles/430 kms on bicycle, 80 miles/130 kms hitchhiking),
• Duration: 7 days/6 nights
• Daily Average: 40 miles, 6-7 miles per hour, 6-7 hours of riding per day
• Road Condition: 135 miles gravel, rest paved road.
• Terrain: Hilly
• Elevation: start-2000ft, max-4000ft, end-sea level (max elevation gain at a stretch-1000ft)
• Lodging: 5 nights tent pitching, 1 night at a lodge.
• Food: Cooking along the way / packed snacks / at lodges.
• Bicycle: Cannondale Silk Path 24″
• Photo Travelogue: http://confusionart.com/photoblog/index.php?x=alaska

Overall Route

Detailed Route

• Day1: Denali National Park – Cantwell (A->B), 30 miles
• Day2: Cantwell – Gracious House (B->C), 52 miles
• Day3: Gracious House – Mc Lauren Lodge (C->D), 40 miles
• Day4: McLauren Lodge – Paxson (D->E), 42 miles
• Day5: 45 miles
  • Paxson – near Hogan -Hill (E->F), 20 miles
  • (Hitchhike)  Hogan Hill – Glennallen (F->G), 50 miles
  • Glennallen – Willow Creek (G->H), 25 miles
• Day6: 30 miles
  • Willow Creek – Pump Station 12 (H->I), 25 miles
  • (Hitchhike) Pump Station 12 – Ptarmigan (I->J), 30 miles
  • Ptarmigan – Worthington Glacier (J->K), 5 miles
• Day7: Worthington Glacier – Valdez (K->L), 35 miles
• Day8: (Ferry) Valdez – Whittier (L->M)