Information About

Worthington Glacier Ridge Trail

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 10' 0.264" N,
145 ° 42' 52.668" W

Region

Thompson Pass

Nearest City

Also Known As

Ridge Trail

Parent

Worthington Glacier

Length

1.6 mi (2.57 km)

Elevation

High: 3900 ft (1188.72 m)
Low: 2200 ft (670.56 m)
2200 ft (670.56 m)

Elevation
Gain/Loss

Gain: 1841 ft (561.14 m)
Loss: 141 ft (42.98 m)

Grade

Average: 23°
Min: 2°
Max: 59°

Technical Rating

Class 3

Uses

Hiking

Steward

Valdez Adventure Alliance

Worthington Glacier Ridge Trail in Detail.

Getting There

The trail head is located at the parking lot for Worthington Glacier, mile 29 on the Richardson Highway.

About

Worthington Glacier Ridge Trail is a steep trail and it can be potentially dangerous. Many people begin the trail and return before finishing it underestimating the angle of attack. But aside from that the trail offers amazing views of Thompson Pass and Worthington Glacier.

Worthington Glacier Ridge Trail Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Worthington Glacier Ridge Trail.

Topo Maps

Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez (1952), Valdez A-5 (1953), Valdez A-5 (1953), Valdez A-5 (1953), Valdez A-5 (1953), Valdez A-5 (1953), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez (1960), Valdez A-5 NW (2016),

Places Near Worthington Glacier Ridge Trail

Crags:

101 Wall, Blueberry Block, Republic of Boulder, The Sunny Side,

Flats:

Glaciers:

Bench Glacier, Deserted Glacier, DOT Glacier, Heiden Glacier, Marshall Glacier, Scorpion Glacier, Tasnuna Glacier, The Beach, Tonsina Glacier, Tsina Glacier, Twentyseven Mile Glacier, Worthington Glacier, Wortmanns Glacier,

Routes:

Angel, Bridal Veil Falls (Ice Climb), Cidersicle, Fang Gully, Flying Cloud, Foolagain, Glass Onion, Greensteps, Hanging Tree Left, Hanging Tree Right, Horsetail Falls (Ice Climb), Hung Jury, Mud Slide, Oil Slick, Popsicle Pillar, POS, Simple Twist of Fate, Spring Loaded, The Bight,

Lakes:

Blueberry Lake, Thompson Lake, Trap Lake, Worthington Lake,

Locales:

19 Mile Wall, Bald Boy, Bro Bowl, Catchers Mitt, Cracked Ice, Diamond, DOT Face, Fracture Canyon, Girls, Gun Barrels, Heavenly, Heiden View Face, Little Girls, Little Odyssey, Loveland Basin, Mega Sumo, Moonlight Basin, Nick's Happy Valley, North Odyssey, Promise Land, Python, RFS, Road Run, School Bus, Skate Park, Snatch, Stairway, Valley of the Tusk, Vertigo,

Mountains:

Girls Mountain, Odessey,

Parks:

Blueberry Lake State Recreation Site,

Mountain Passes:

Ptarmigan Drop, Thompson Pass,

Peaks:

Acapulco, Berlin Wall, Bronto, Cracked Ice, F-Top, Goodwills, Halibut Head, Ivory Tusk, Little Matterhorn, Loveland Peak, Python, Repeater Peak, RFS, Rhinestone Cowgirl, Sapphire, Sina Benchmark, Stairway, Stone Mountain, The Tusk, Tones Temple, Twentyseven Mile Peak, Whistlers Mother,

Ridges:

Sushi Bar, The Books,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Bench Creek, Browns Creek, Cascade Creek, Glacier Creek, Heiden Creek, Ptarmigan Creek, Sheep Creek, Small Creek, Wortmanns Creek,

Routes:

Browns Creek Trail, DOT Glacier Trail, Little Odessey Trail, Thompson Pass Pipeline Access Road, Trans-Alaska Trail - Valdez to Thompson Pass, Worthington Glacier Ridge Trail,

Valleys:

Heiden Canyon, Keystone Canyon, Snowslide Gulch,

Cities:

Ptarmigan, Wortmanns,

Waterfalls:

Bridal Veil Falls, Horsetail Falls, Rudleston Falls,