Glaciar Martial Ushuaia — Attraction in Ushuaia

This review is coming from a 56 year old, completely out of shape, solo traveler. So if you are young, healthy, fit and traveling with someone else, this is a different POV.

First, let me say that this whole area is not handicap friendly. It's the side of a mountain, so MANY of the streets in Ushuaia are very steep with blends of steep sidewalks and intermittent steps to climb.

The glacier is a quick drive up the mountain from Ushuaia. There are beautiful views of the city along the way, and I saw one viewpoint along the way.

I went here because someone from my office in Buenos Aires told me it was "a short, steep walk completely worth the view". Let me tell you, it's about 4 miles (6km) in one direction, which isn't a bad walk there or back IF you're not walking up an intense grade covered in snow and ice.

When you arrive to the visitors center, there are two rental places to get supplies. I did not see any clothing rentals. Just trekking, ski, and snowboard supplies. (For clothes, I recommend Cumbre Rentals in Ushuaia) You really do need to rent the claim clamps for your shoes which help walk on ice and at least one walking stick per person. A set of clamps was 10,000 pesos and the sticks were 5,000 pesos each. If when you are walking you can hear the chains of your clamp jangling stop and check it. I got back to the bottom only to find out that my right foot clamp was gone, which cost me a $50 fine.

It's not clearly marked but you go up the set of concrete steps to the left which pass a set of restrooms. At the top of the steps there's an information stand and you turn right to buy the 10,000 pesos ticket for admission to the glacier.

I've included photos and several videos to describe what happened to me. I did not make it to the glacier because I underestimated the distance, it would have been dark before I would get there, and because my gps was a liar. The gps told me that I was there when I was only at the halfway point. The second part of the track is much more difficult than the first. It really was beautiful, just getting to the halfway point. But if you want to see the glacier you should start out much earlier in the day to allow for the time needed.

On the way back down I made the mistake of choosing to walk down the ski slope area since it is currently not ski season. Definitely do not recommend doing this. Go back through the forest. The slope killed my knees going back down.

The area is beautiful and I hope you can come visit The End of the World here in Ushuaia within the province of Tierra del Fuego.

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For those who are curious about the entry fee, it seems this was introduced at the end of January 2025. Haven’t found any official communication in English but there is a website in Spanish and some regional news seems to have covered the introduction of the fees: 10.000 for foreigners; 5.000 for Argentines; free for residents of Tierra del Fuego.

Feels a bit scammy and poorly executed—especially when you hear around town that access to the trails are supposed to be free. In addition, the tickets issued don’t look the same as the ones for the other national parks in Glaciares and Tierra del Fuego, which are green. All this left a sour taste on the overall experience. The last thing you want while getting out into nature is feeling like someone made a quick cash grab from you, right?

Apart from that, the walks themselves are very nice and not strenuous, with variations of glacier, mountain, and Beagle Channel views. On a clear day, you can even spot Puerto Williams in Chile (a small “city” further south than Ushuaia) from the...

Buen lugar para hacer trekking. No tiene costo de ingreso. El recorrido es muy lindo, con distintos grados de dificultad según el tramo de recorrido, aumentando progresivamente. Si van a realizar el recorrido completo hasta la base del glasear es recomendable llevar ropa y calzado adecuado, en lo posible calzado de trekking, dependiendo la temporada suele haber hielo y nieve, en gran parte del recorrido, lo que hace, entre otras cosas, que el recorrido sea de nivel de dificultad alto. Se debe avanzar con precaución, evitando caminar por el hielo congelado de las vertientes de agua, he visto desmoronarse y caer a personas que circulaban por ahí. Realice el recorrido en octubre, fuimos en Remis hasta la base del recorrido, desde ahí iniciamos la caminata. El primer tramo no presentaba gran dificultad, el camino es bastante regular y amplio, pero con una pendiente pronunciada, por lo cual el recorrido en lento, el único inconveniente fue que como había nevado unos días antes, el camino estaba bastante resbaloso. A medida que ganábamos en elevación, las vistas eran más excepcionales, pero había más nieve, lo cual hacia más peligroso el recorrido. El paisaje en muy lindo, ofrece vistas panorámicas de la ciudad de Ushuaia y del canal de Beagle, en gran parte...