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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mossarella | V1 | - | Low start on a pretty obvious ledge on the edge of the arête. Climb the arête to the top.
FA: Jessica Authier |
| Scooby Snacks | V1 | - | Starts on the right of the main slab but left of the arête. |
| Slitherin | V1 | - | Slitherin is a V1 on the north side of the sorting hat boulder. This is one of the first boulders in the Nightmare Zone.
FA: Danny Plonka |
| Slow Bro | V1 | - | The climb is in between Brail on the left middle of the slab and Snail Trail on the right arête.
FA: Danny Plonka |
| 50 Likes | V0 | - | When facing the slab portion of the boulder (left and around the corner of 615 Dollars) climb the right slab arête on mediocre-quality rock.
FA: Aaron Bopp |
| Ant Trap | V0 | - | A great warm up crack as well as the down climb for the boulder. Locate the obvious crack feature on the leftmost side.
FA: Aaron Bopp |
| Antagonized Amphibian | V0 | - | Sit start with left hand on a crimp and right on a big side-pull. Climb straight up and left. |
| Breezeblocks | V0 | - | Breezeblocks is aptly named for the blocky features that you'll climb en-route to the top. A beautiful wandering face problem with a variety of edges, angles, and movements. The boulder starts down and left with a big pedestal foot. Make your way right through sidepulls to gain more blocky sidepulls and top out. |
| Critter Ridder | V0 | - | Sit start with left hand on a crimp and right on a big sidepull. Climb straight up and right. |
| Cubey | V0 | - | A nice easy slab line for beginners or as a warm up. Straight up and very straight forward. At the right end of the Magic Mushroom boulder just next to Inky Cap. Both are similar slab lines.
FA: Danny Plonka |
| From Gym to Crag | V0 | - | Climb the slab on the left side.
FA: Aaron Bopp |
| Georgia Peach | V0 | - | Georgia Peach is an easy line on the Magic Mushroom boulder. Start at the base of the arête where Magic Mushroom line starts. But walk right and diagonally up to avoid any hard roof moves then top out to the right of the bulge.
FA: Danny Plonka |
| Ladder Attack | V0 | - | Climb up the scoop to the right of Bucephalus.
FA: Aaron Bopp |
| Opies Run | V0 | - | FA: Adam Page |
| Squiggly Wiggly | V0 | - | Start as Startled Salamander and traverse left to topout Antagonized Amphibian. |