MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Richardson Highway: Valdez to Copper Center
Valdez to Copper Center
- Distance
- 105 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 54m
- Climb
- 4,419 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- Best from June through August. Thompson Pass can see snow in any month.
- Fuel
- Fill up in Valdez. There is little or no fuel until the Copper Center and Glennallen area.
- Watch For
- Fast changing weather and fog on Thompson Pass, frost heaves, gravel construction zones, truck traffic, and moose.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
The Richardson Highway leaves Valdez through Keystone Canyon, past Bridal Veil and Horsetail Falls, then climbs over Thompson Pass beside Worthington Glacier. North of the pass it follows the Trans Alaska Pipeline through wide valleys toward Copper Center and the Wrangell Mountains.
Stops
- StartValdez
- FinishCopper Center
