NOTE from September 2010: The Blaeberry FSR is still washed out at 28.8 km. A 50 metre section of the road is gone. As well, the river is running down parts of the road between 28.0 km and 28.5 km. However, there are ways to get around this.
Some energetic quadders have built a trail that climbs the ridge and joins an old skid trail. It is quite obvious, about 50 metres back from the washout. However, it is a trail only quadders could love. It climbs about 500 m and is about 1.5 km long, to get around a 50 metre gap. But there is a better choice. Some energetic chainsaw owner (possibly a sane quadder) is working on a new trail. Go up the quad trail about 30 metres until you see an orange piece of flagging on the right. There is a trail cut out of the forest here. It isn't obvious, because it's mostly moss. Just follow the chainsaw work and you'll get to the other side of the washout in five minutes. And a tip of the hat to whoever is doing the chainsaw work.
It is still about 5 km to the Mummery trailhead. You can walk, bike, or take a quad. Walking, it will add about an hour each way on to your hike.
The extra distance and bushwhacking required doesn't seem to have cut down on the number of people doing this hike.
Synopsis: This hike leads to a beautiful spot underneath the seracs on the toe of the glacier, with a spectacular vista on three sides.
Access: From the junction of Highway 95 and Highway 1, drive west on the Trans Canada Highway for 11.6 km to Moberly Branch Road. Go up the hill 1.9 km to a T, and turn left on Golden Donald Upper Road. After 0.9 km, bear right on to Oberg Johnson Road, and follow it 1.9 km to the end, where it forms a T. Turn left on Moberly School Road and follow it for 0.5 km until it curves to the right and becomes Blaeberry Road. Follow Blaeberry Road for 6.5 km, until you see a sign on the right that says Blaeberry River FSR. Set your odometer to 0 here, and it will match the FSR signs. Turn left 0.2 km past the sign, and cross the Blaeberry River on a bridge. Follow the Blaeberry FSR to 500 metres past the 32 km marker. A dirt road leads off the FSR to the left. A vertical post marked Mummery Glacier Trail stands at this spot. Turn onto the dirt road and drive 1.5 kilometers up the old logging road. The road is getting quite rough but has been recently brushed out, so you have some wiggle room. At 1.5 km, there is a turnaround. Park here.
Trailhead: The trailhead is on the northwest corner of the parking area.
Trail: The first part of the trail cuts through a cedar-hemlock forest with some big trees. It loses 40 metres in elevation as it approaches the creek. Just before you start climbing the rib above the creek, there is a new trail that heads uphill on the right. In about five metres, it turns right again. You have basically just done a 180 degree turn. It then turns back left, and easy to follow as it heads up the hill, skirting a few enormous glacial erratics (really big rocks) on the way. Inside ten minutes, you will come to a spot where two logs are blocking the way ahead. That's because the new bridge is on your left. Cross the bridge, go past another erratic that leans out over your head, and then turn right and head up the creek bed for about 50 metres. When the trees (and rib) on your left come to an end, you need to turn left, move across the rocks about 10 metres, and climb back down to the lower debris field. There is a whole mess of orange flagging tape hanging from some bushes; the new route links up with the old trail at that spot. Once you reach the beginning of the old trail, follow it around to the left of the ridge and then up the gully to the forefield of the glacier.
Note from 2010: We used to describe two routes here, the ridge route and the rock route. It is apparent that the ridge route has largely been abandoned. A trail has developed along the rock route. It stays on the hillside on the right to stay off the smooth rock, which can be slick when wet. If it's not raining, sticking to the trail probably doesn't matter much. Head up the glacier forefield towards a distinctive rock that, in size and shape, resembles a three story apartment block. The trail actually runs just in front of the rock, and then heads uphill and slightly to the left. If you eventually find yourself looking up a hideously steep gully, move to your left, around the rock rib.
There are a number of cairns on the trail. However, it can be difficult to distinguish between a cairn and a pile of glacier forefield rubble, so they are of limited use.
If at any time you get close to that really deep ravine, you are too far left (and exposed to possible ice and rock fall.)
You will reach a rocky ridge past the treeline. You can continue north a bit and get a good view of a small lake below, some large seracs above, and a couple tongues of the Freshfield Icefield.
Cautions: