Top of the World Highway (AK-5 / Yukon-9)

157 mi
Length
4
Verified stops
3,700 ft
High point
Scenic
Road type

Tetlin Junction through Chicken and Boundary to Dawson City, YT (Yukon River ferry). Ridge-top riding, mixed pavement and hard-packed gravel; the northernmost US-Canada border crossing. **Open mid-May to mid-September only**; ferry summer only.

What you'll hit along the way.

Rider-verified stops, overlooks, fuel, and the corners worth knowing about — in the order you'll meet them.

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Eagle (town)

A small historic town on the Yukon River serving as the eastern Alaska starting point of the route.

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Riverside Hotel & Cafe

A local lodging and cafe in Eagle offering a meal and a place to rest before or after the highway.

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Jack Wade (town)

A remote gold rush-era settlement roughly halfway along the route, marking the transition into open tundra terrain.

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Top of the World Highway

The high-elevation stretch near the Yukon border where the road runs along exposed ridgelines with wide views in all directions.

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