Gold Mine
From Sudbury, take the Trans Canada highway west towards Sault Ste. Marie. At about 108 km out of Sudbury, take Hwy 108 north towards Elliot Lake and travel north for 64 km, which will take you through Elliot Lake and the 108 will turn into the 639. After 64 km, the road will end at Hwy 546 - at this point turn left and venture southwest for 7.6 km, where you will find the trail into the crag.
At the 7.6 km mark is a small pull-off on the south side of the road. The trail to Gold Mine is on the opposite side of the road approximately 15-30 feet west of the parking area. The trail zig-zags through the trees and, as of last year, still had downed trees that need to be stepped over. The more the area is frequented, the more obvious the path will become. Follow the trail until you see rocks (3-5 minutes) and the trail will split off left (west) and right (east). Look left and you will notice a slab approximately 40 yards away. This is the Ant boulder. Travelling right (east, 3-5 minutes) the first boulder encountered is the Alexander the Great boulder. Gold Mine is split up between four different areas. (See topo below.)
Camping is located at the 10.7 km mark south from the Hwy 546 turn. Turn left onto the logging road and continue for 300 m and camp along the river bank area.
Sources
Routes
| Name | Grade ↑ | Star rating | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opal | V3 | - | Same start as Diamond but moving right on small crimps.
FA: Brendan Baars |
| Party on Garth | V3 | - | Sit start on a mini sloping crimp rail. same start as Party on Wayne. move right through easy moves and meet up with Wayne Stepping' to top out. |
| Ruby | V3 | - | Same start as Diamond but moving left and a couple moves.
FA: Brendan Baars |
| Seedless | V3 | - | Starts with both hands on the obvious scoop feature on the left side of the arête. Use the arête and an undercling to the left of the arête to establish yourself and keep moving. |
| They All Can't Be Gold | V3 | - | Start with left hand on a good sidepull and right hand pressing. Figure out how to top out using the sloping crimp above and the left slab.
Located on the backside of Slug Boulder. |
| Toad Stool | V3 | - | Toad Stool lies just to the right of the arête. Go straight up the slab and directly over the bulgy roof. Reach up to better than expected holds for a hero top out.
FA: Danny Plonka |
| Brail | V4 | - | On the snail boulder left of Slow Bro. Start with tentative feet. A left hand on a round quartz rock sticking out slightly and right hand on a okay pinch. Slap to the arête try not to barn door before you top out. Techy slab climbers will enjoy this.
FA: Thomas Piche |
| Bucephalus | V4 | - | Pictured bottom right. Start using an undercling and good feet. Make your way up using your imagination into a good stance on a small ledge. Breathe then precariously make your way up using poor feet and poor hands. Gain high feet and reach for the top. If not for the reachiness, this problem would be 5 stars.
FA: Aaron Bopp |
| Choosey Moms Choose Jif | V4 | - | A low sit start on a big ledge. Immediately bust to the right, mantle and go straight up. |
| Daymares | V4 | - | This line lies on the right side of the face of the boulder. Start matched on cool little juggy crimp and head up the face using crimps and using the slopey right arête. |
| Diamond | V4 | - | The centre and best line climbs from a kind of sit start on small crimps up the middle. Ledges and crimps lead to a committing last move to the lip.
FA: Brendan Baars |
| Huffle Puff | V4 | - | On the Sorting Hat Boulder in the Nightmare Zone. Left hand start on the undercling of the arête, right hand on the crimpy triangle. Stand start. Tech your way straight up and top out! |
| Jam The Berry | V4 | - | The first climb to the right of the arête. The start isn't obvious. Stand start with your left hand on a high sloper and for your right hand, a slimper down and right. The foothold used in the FA is the starting ledge for Choosey Mom's Choose JIF. A hard crux move, in the beginning, leads to easier terrain above. |
| Lost Corner | V4 | - | Lost corner is a low sit start. Start matched and work up through a good crimp and cool holds on the corner feature to a nice heel rock over top out.
FA: Danny Plonka |
| Mossy Moves | V4 | - | Starts on a rail then moves straight up to an alright right hand side pull and a left hand crimp, then reach for the slab lip. Find some crimps and get a heel up. Finish it by mantling up then climbing up the super easy slab to the top.
FA: Joshua Authier |