- Tofty, Alaska
Tofty is an unincorporated community in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the
U.S. state ofAlaska . It is now abandoned, but was once a gold mining town known for its high production.Location
Tofty is located at approximately coor dms|65|6|31|N|150|31|55|W|city. It is about 15 miles west of
Manley Hot Springs (25 miles by road), and approx. 91 miles West Northwest ofFairbanks , Alaska (175 miles by road). Tofty is located beyond the end of theElliot Highway (Alaska Highway 2) and at the end of Tofty Road.Tofty Road
Tofty Road leaves the Elliot Highway to the North about 1/2 mile East of Manley Hot Springs. There is no maintenance and there are no more road signs past mile 1.5 and is marked "impassable" by several geological maps. It is a one-lane dirt road littered with brush and large rocks. In several places, culverts have been clogged by
silt and debris and several creeks have diverted around them and over the road.
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