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beware that this trail crosses and is accessed via private land so please obey
all the posted signs. The trail to Lille can either start out on the dirt road
or you can begin at the Frank Slide Centre by following the short paved section
of road (about 500m) down from the Centre to the dirt road. The path is more or
less downhill on the way into Lille with a couple of uphill sections and four
crossing of Gold and/or Morin Creek along the way. Soon after crossing
Morin Creek for the fourth creek crossing you arrive at the site where the once
thriving coal town of Lille sat. You can recognize this site by the foundations
of a old building off to the left and the scattering of old brick, metal and
some fire hydrants in the flats. If you pass by Lille you will soon run
into a sign indicating the rest of the road is a private road. As of
Spring '98 ATV bridges have been added at the last three creek crossings, watch
for them. Crossing on all three bridges will add approximately 0.6 km to the
total distance.