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.
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Routes
| Name | Grade ↓ | Star rating | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Undecided | V3 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Start on a crimp rail near head height. Jump or be delicate to the top. |
| Yellow Jacket | V3 | ⭐⭐⭐ | SS low on a side pull and a small ledge, follow the arête to the top. There is a yellow jackets nest on the boulder just to the right of this problem. |
| Antrophy | V2 | - | A hard start leads to delicate smearing on bad feet to reach a seam near the top of the boulder.
FA: Aaron Bopp |
| Army Ant | V2 | - | This climb is on the north side of the ant boulder, and is burlier than the other slabby climbs on this massive boulder.
FA: Charlie Hall |
| Child’s Play | V2 | - | Start on the two edges at the same height as each other just on opposite sides of the arête. Climb up the slab using decent holds. An easy top-out awaits you.
FA: Chris Myers |
| Gaugamela | V2 | - | Tricky start on the blunt face leading to a committing top.
FA: Steve Taylor |
| Gold Rush | V2 | - | On the Sunday School boulder opposite the climb What Bugs. Stand start stemming using a right facing side pull and a crimp. Climb through good holds to top out.
FA: Thoma Piche |
| Leaning Left | V2 | - | TBD |
| Left Hand Free | V2 | - | SS with right hand on sloppy ledge and left on the lowest crimpy side-pull. follow the long rail to the very obvious giant crack and make your way to the top. |
| No Stairway | V2 | - | This is a slabby line on the north side of the Waynes World Boulder. Which is one of the first boulders as you enter the nightmare zone. Not far from ant boulder. Just left/ west by maybe 100’.
FA: Danny Plonka |
| Pro Gym Climber | V2 | - | Climb the cool-looking water-grooved slab on the right side but left of the arête.
FA: Aaron Bopp |
| Snail Trail | V2 | - | On the back of the shell of the Snail boulder right of Slow Bro. Using a right side pull and good feet slap for the top and mantle the top.
FA: Thomas Piche |
| Threat Level Midnight | V2 | - | A cool-looking boulder that has interesting roof-like moves. Start as low as possible on the sloper ledge. Make your way around the half moon using two key holds. Top out on the arête.
FA: Brendan Baars |