Rob Riethmiller assembled a 5-person team (joined by Andrew, Danny, Ben and myself) for the Worthington to Buckhorn ridge traverse. It turned out to be a challenging but very fun outing. It was the longest ridge traverses that I had ever done. Quick Stats: Round trip: 16 mi Total Elevation Gain: 4,700 ft Car to car time: 11 hours and 45 minutes The route: —Tuboal Cain TH to Tull Canyon Trail Junction via Tuboal Cain Trail —Tuboal Cain Mineshaft by Tull Canyon Trail —1952 B-17 crash site near Tull Canyon Trail —Worthington Northeast Peak's east ridge saddle via Tull Canyon Trail —Ridge scramble to Mount Worthington Northeast Peak Mount Worthington Iron Mountain Buckhorn Northeast peak Buckhorn mountain —Buckhorn to Tubal Cain Trail via Buckhorn Tubal Cain connector trail —Tubal Cain Trail to Tubal Cain Trailhead We stayed with the ridge line as close as possible and tagged many local high points. This ridge traverse requires advanced scramble skills and some rock climbing experience. There were many exposed class-3 class-4 sections with low class-5 moves.

Mountaineering

Bring gloves to protect your hands during the rock scramble. The rocks along the ridge are very brittle and sharp.

Clallam County, Washington, United States

time : Sep 13, 2025 6:31 AM

duration : 11h 44m 54s

distance : 15.9 mi

total_ascent : 4741 ft

highest_point : 7077 ft

avg_speed : 1.4 mi/h

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user_firstname : Qiang

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Rob Riethmiller assembled a 5-person team (joined by Andrew, Danny, Ben and myself) for the Worthington to Buckhorn ridge traverse. It turned out to be a challenging but very fun outing. It was the longest ridge traverses that I had ever done. Quick Stats: Round trip: 16 mi Total Elevation Gain: 4,700 ft Car to car time: 11 hours and 45 minutes The route: —Tuboal Cain TH to Tull Canyon Trail Junction via Tuboal Cain Trail —Tuboal Cain Mineshaft by Tull Canyon Trail —1952 B-17 crash site near Tull Canyon Trail —Worthington Northeast Peak's east ridge saddle via Tull Canyon Trail —Ridge scramble to Mount Worthington Northeast Peak Mount Worthington Iron Mountain Buckhorn Northeast peak Buckhorn mountain —Buckhorn to Tubal Cain Trail via Buckhorn Tubal Cain connector trail —Tubal Cain Trail to Tubal Cain Trailhead We stayed with the ridge line as close as possible and tagged many local high points. This ridge traverse requires advanced scramble skills and some rock climbing experience. There were many exposed class-3 class-4 sections with low class-5 moves.