Tutshi Bend Ridge

Distance: 9 km
Elevation Gain: 868 m (2848 ft)
Time: 6 hours
Difficulty: Difficult 		Date Added: May 17, 2011
Last Update: May 17, 2011



This ridge is all rock - you won't find much soft ground here. The route is steep scree to the top of the ridge, but the ridge itself offers a sweeping view of Tutshi Lake and the surrounding mountains. The thin ridge is a pleasant walk to the summit.

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Driving Directions

Drive towards Carcross on the South Klondike highway. 38 km south of the Carcross bridge there is a gravel road on the right side of the highway. Park here. The road is on the north side of a creek. If you come to a gravel pit (on the south side of the creek), you have gone too far.

Trail Description

Note: There is no official name for this mountain.

From the highway, walk up the steep gravel road. There is only one fork in the road. Stay left, although they meet up again very quickly.

After about 1.7 km, the road comes closer to the ridge and minimizes the bushwacking required to get to the ridge. Leave the road and head through the trees to the bottom of the ridge. Head up the ridge until you would get to vertical rock that would require you to use your hands to climb up. Instead of climbing the rock, head right (north-east) across the steep scree slope in order to come around the other side of the ridge. This is the most difficult part of the trail, but don't be discouraged as it is actually easier coming back down.

After walking on the scree slope for about 300 m, you will notice a route up above you that avoids all the vertical rock. Head straight up and you will come to the top of the ridge.

The route from the top of the ridge to the summit is obvious, but is fairly thin so be careful if there is still snow on top. From the ridge, you get a great view of the surrounding area and a closer view of Paddy Peak to the west (your left). Follow the same route down.

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Yukon Hiking
June 5, 2012 09:49 PM
The ridge was mostly snow free this weekend and the road only had a few wet patches on it.

We took another route down from the ridge this time. We went down the south side of the ridge (the same side as the gravel road) a few hundred meters before the start of the ridge (where you initially climb up). It was steep! We had to descend one at a time because of the rocks that would fall as we moved. There are some areas like this on the route described on this page, but this new route was steep all the way to the bottom. Not recommended, stick to the same way you came up.