Go L here and climb to the top of the mountain for a grand view or if you don’t want the steep climb you can of course turn around and go back on the flume.Īnother option is to go L a short ways and turn R (east) on the motorcycle trail that gets back on the old ditch for more miles towards the Slate Mine. The abandoned ditch winds in and out of creek drainages where old sections of hand riveted flume pipe helped get water around the numerous rock outcrops that were hard to ditch.įollow the ditch until it Tees into a rocky jeep road that climbs to the top of Mt. Hop up the bank onto the old ditch turned OHV trail and enjoy an easy stroll high above and overlooking the Rock Creek canyon on the right. The trail begins at a wide turn in the road where you can park. You can park here or continue driving the marked 12N82 D Rd. Follow this main road ignoring the many side trails to a 4 way in almost 1 mile. Go straight thru this 5 way intersection on F.S. 6 miles and bear L (sign reads Rock Creek Rd.
#Water flume trail generator
At the mine end of the ditch the water dropped into a pipe that ran a hydro-electric generator used for power.ĭirections: Take Wentworth Springs Rd. A seven mile ditch was engineered to bring water to the mine from Whaler Creek. The mine was operated until WWII intervened. The 10 stamp mill once crushed ore taken from extensive tunnels deep in the mountain. You can catch its noisy operation on Founders Day. Mine owned by the Little Family of Georgetown who donated the stamp mill from the mine to the park in town. The mountain is the site of the Slate Mt. No doubt some wishful thinking on the part of the Georgetown miners. Ballarat gets its name from the largest gold field in the world discovered in 1851 in Australia.
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