Miles from previous Checkpoint: 75
Usually 10 to 15 hours for this leg, Nikolai is a Athabascan village with about 50 households and a population of 90.
Previous Mushers to arrive at the checkpoint first:
| Year | Musher | Time In | |
| 2009 | Sebastian Schnuelle | 03/10/2009 11:29 | |
| 2008 | Kjetil Backen | 03/04/2008 10:39 | |
| 2007 | Lance Mackey | 03/06/2007 08:10 | |
| 2006 | Doug Swingley | 03/07/2006 12:56 |
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Eg. Joe Reddington, January 1st at 12:45pm
The post will close after the first musher arrives at Nikolai.
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February 27, 2010
2010 Checkpoints