Miles from previous Checkpoint: 48
Along with being bleak, flat, and monotonous this 5 to 9 hour section of the trail is also often very windy and cold. There is a small shelter cabin about 15 miles from the previous checkpoint that many mushers have used during fierce storms (like the one in 2009). Koyuk itself is a village of about 300 people and is 171 miles or so away from the finish line in Nome.
Previous Mushers to arrive at the checkpoint first:
| Year | Musher | Time In | |
| 2009 | Lance Mackey | 03/16/2009 11:59 | |
| 2008 | Lance Mackey | 03/10/2008 13:19 | |
| 2007 | Lance Mackey | 03/12/2007 09:05 | |
| 2006 | Jeff King | 03/13/2006 11:24 | |
| 2004 | Mitch Seavey | 03/15/2004 09:17 |
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Post your predictions as to who will be the first musher to reach Koyuk below and when.
Eg. Joe Reddington, January 1st at 12:45pm
Posts close after the first musher arrives at the previous checkpoing of Shaktoolik.
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February 27, 2010
2010 Checkpoints