Iditarod Trail

geographical name

Idit·​a·​rod Trail ī-ˈdi-tə-ˌräd 

route system in Alaska usable only during the winter, extending 1100 miles (1770 kilometers) from Seward to Nome, and site of the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Note: Originally used by gold prospectors, the Iditarod Trail was set aside in 1978 as the Iditarod National Historic Trail.