GENERAL INFORMATION

     Name:            Gold Mines Trail 
     County:          Kejimkujik National Park
     Ownership:       Dept. of Canadian Heritage 
     Trail Length:    3.0 km
     Season:          Year round


EMERGENCY INFORMATION

     Emergency:       911
     Special:         The nearest phone is at the Visitor Centre.


DIRECTIONS

Kejimkujik National Park is off of Route 8. 


ACTIVITIES

     Walking:             Y        Hiking:         Y
     Mountain Biking:     N        XCountry Ski:   Y
     ATV:                 N        Horse:          N
     Snowmobile:          N        Coastal:        N
     Loop:                Y        Wheelchair:     N
     Wheelchair Assisted: N  


DESCRIPTION

Gold Mines Trail is an interpretive trail beginning at the McGinty Lake Trail.
There is a parking lot with garbage cans, a picnic table and an outhouse.  It is 
an easy 80 minute walk outlining the discovery of gold in Kejimkujik.  Slate rocks 
which meet with quartzite illustrate where gold was found.

Further along, the trail passes by the site of steam powered equipment including 
an ore bucket, pump, hose and five stamp mill frames.  There is also an old camp 
with wood remains.  As for vegetation, this trail begins under a nice stand of 
Red Maple, Oak, and Birch.  Further on, White Pine and Spruce predominate.  The 
undergrowth is very dense, consisting of lambkill, blueberry, huckleberry, 
bracken fern and sweet fern. Because parts of the trail are open, people should 
travel it in early morning or evening.  There are mines and trenches along the 
trail, so be cautious at all times. 

There is no water source along the trail. In the fall, there is an array of 
beautiful colours and the trail is good for skiing in the winter.  

Kejimkujik is a National Park.  Phone the park Visitor Centre at (902) 682-2772 
for back-country maps, reservations (for regular and back-country sites), 
information on park regulations, and any additional information.  ** Note: Those
intending to camp at a back-country site must first register at the park Visitor Centre.