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)
2 Comments
holy cow.. we are glad to see you alive after all. You really need ‘guts’ to plan something like this. The photos are awesome too. Bravo!
In just one word, this is simply ‘AMAZING’. I “ENVY” you for this trip. What was your toughest or scariest moment along the way?
Cheers…