The Fireweed (Fireweed 400 & 200)
📍 Goldfields Softball Complex (400) / Sheep Mountain Lodge (200) • Valdez, AK
100 Mi
Century Course
📅 Jul 09 – 11, 2027
Event Date
$100
Registration
In-Person (Offline)
Event Format
🚴 Event Overview
Alaska's premier ultra-distance road cycling race and RAAM qualifier traversing the Glenn and Richardson Highways through broad valleys and over Thompson Pass, featuring 400-mile out-and-back and 200-mile point-to-point solo and relay events.
Course Amenities & Highlights:
Regional Terrain & Profile: Dramatic glacial valleys, subarctic mountain passes, and sweeping coastal highways
📍 Event Map & Location
Goldfields Softball Complex (400) / Sheep Mountain Lodge (200)
3100 Richardson Hwy Valdez, AK 99686
GPS: 61.74472, -152.62842
⚡ Event Specifications
Verified logistical details, course specs, and event attributes for riders and participants.
| Dataset Population | 2027 Forward Calendar Active forward calendar entry for rider scheduling; isolated from the 2026 Census baseline count. Methodology → |
| Event Type | Cycling Century (SportsEvent) |
| Sport | Road Cycling |
| Event Name | The Fireweed (Fireweed 400 & 200) |
| Event Status | Scheduled |
| Attendance | In-Person (Offline) |
| Start Date | 📅 Jul 09 – 11, 2027 |
| End Date | 2027-07-11T12:00:00-08:00 |
| Starting Venue | Goldfields Softball Complex (400) / Sheep Mountain Lodge (200) |
| Street Address | 3100 Richardson Hwy |
| City / Locality | Valdez |
| State / Region | AK |
| Postal / Zip | 99686 |
| GPS Coordinates | 61.74472, -152.62842 |
| Host / Organizer | The Fireweed (Fireweed400 Inc.) ↗ |
| Registration Fee | $100 |
| Registration Link | Official Registration ↗ |