Concrete pads will be visible to your left and right. It's not far, and when you get there, you'll know it. You must keep going up the hillside to a secondįlat area. This is not the flumeway trail, but you are close. A short distance further and you will will come to flat shadedĪrea with a stone fire ring. Steeper, climbing rapidly, and soon you are back in the trees. Trail, for now, just keep going straight.Īfter crossing, the trail you are on becomes While you can turn right and follow the Oak Ridge trail up to the flume Up from the left, and continuing up to the right. Shortly, the trail breaks to a clearing where it crosses over the Oak Ridge trail coming The trail follows the old road and the contours of the hillside before turning north andĬlimbing quickly into the trees. ![]() The trail begins on broken pavement of the upper portion of the old "Smoot Dugway" (4), a short by-pass segment of the original paved highway. The Ledgemere Trailhead is located near the top of the large parking area across the canyon highway from the Of this upper flume trail section, not the middle section. Reasons to tempt fate by exploring this dangerous area.ĭangerous middle section of the trail is outlined in black on the first and second Google earth images above.Īs shown on the images, access to the Purple Shale and Ledgemere mine sites is made by way This area should be avoided at all costs. In what I call the middle section of the old flumeway path. Sheer cliffs, rock overhangs, and narrow ledges are common beyond this point, The danger is great, so too the exposure. I cannot use strong enough language to make this WARNING! G o ing beyond the second gap is not advisable, nor is it safe. If you decide to go past the first gap, under no circumstances should Old timbers and cement footings are present, as wellĪs a rock filled gulch down hill form the crossing point. There is still a distance of flat and level hiking thatĬan be done on the other side, but caution must be used in crossing. Go beyond this first small gap is OK, and for the most part safe. Of many gaps that were once spanned by trestles and bridges. For the most part, it will remain in the trees all the way to the first gap. Where the new water line was installed, but then it moves into a shallow cut with trees and brush on both sides where the While it can beĪ good family hike for older children, it is not a place to to take small children and just turn them loose. In addition, in some places, there are sheer drops right at the trailside. The trail makes its way through the rocks,īut they are a tripping hazard. The trail in this first section is littered with boulders of all sizes. Just because it is relatively flat, does not mean it does not presentĪ hazard. The easiest way to access the old flumeway trail, and allows the longest walking/hiking opportunity, about 3/4 of a mile one-way. The trail seems to be level, in reality it has a very gradual, almost imperceptible downhill slope. Once you reach the level ground you are standing on top of the now buried new pipeline, and where ![]() ![]() Though initially steep, it is only that way for 30 or 40 yards, ![]() The Stairs power plant and opposite the Birchs picnic area. The upper trailhead begins at the steep gated access road just below
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