
At the Reliance Mica Mine Site, you can view the tunnel where they extracted mica. The mica was taken down the mountainside using mules.
In many trail descriptions we’ve attempted to give some historical background on the area. Here are some historic sites with the accompanying trail needed to access them.
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Historic Site & Trail,Distance (2 ways/loop),Difficulty,Description,Status,Elevation Gain
Swanson/Matt Homestead (Cranberry Marsh Trail),6km loop, Easy,description,open,0-minimal
Hogan’s Camp (Overlander Falls Trail),0.3km / 2.5km,Easy to
Medium,descript,open,71m/232ft
Remnants of old mill and camp (Swift Creek Loop Trail),10km, Medium,description,partially open,200m/650ft
First and Second Cabins (Kinney Lake Trail),~10km, Medium,,open,131m/430ft
Abandoned mica mine sites (Mica Mine Trail),9km,,description,open,850m/2800ft
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For more historic site (incl. more mill sites), please see the Valemount Museum’s “Historic Hikes and Places in the Robson Valley,” available for purchase for $5.