Mummery Glacier Trail
Only 3 km long, this trail offers an easy to
moderate hike to spectacular moraines at the base of the Mummery Glacier. Once
there, visitors may view the toe of the glacier itself, cascading waterfalls and
fascinating glacial forged landforms.
For 2 km the trail winds through a
beautiful old growth forest composed mostly of western red cedar and western
hemlock. Upon reaching the dry creek bed, make your way up the ravine to its
beginning. There you will find a bridge spanning Mummery creek. From this point
the trail becomes more rugged as its winds its way up lateral moraines, the
result of the glacier's grinding advance and retreat through the valley.
The trail ends at exposed bedrock where the
glacier once rested. You may even be lucky enough to watch a piece of the
glacier 'calve', as sections break off and plummet to the rocks below.
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