Out and Back to Empire Canyon from the Museum

Near the top of Main Street, turn left onto Swede Alley, where you’ll see one of the HMR wayfinding signs directing hikers right up the Chambers Neighborhood trail, which ends on Hillside Ave.

Turn onto Chambers Avenue to walk south to the intersection of Marsac Avenue. Cross Marsac with care, minding traffic, to see and hear historic stories associated with the Ontario Mine and Mill 23 as well as the Judge Aerial Tram loading station 22 , sites #22–24.

After carefully crossing back over Marsac, follow Chambers Ave to Prospect Avenue where a left turn will take you up the hill to the Prospect Trailhead. You’ll pass by the Daly-Judge Aerial Tram 21  on your way up Prospect trail to the American Flag Mine 20 , John Daly in Empire Canyon 19 , the Daly-Judge Mill 18 , Explosives Magazine 17 , and the Judge Mining and Smelting Co. office 16 .

This section is 2 miles of hiking round trip and should take around 1 and a half hours.

For more mining history, a short walk uphill to the right will lead you to the Alliance Mine 15  building and the Alliance Watchman’s Cabin 14 , before returning on Ontario Ridge Road following the HMR wayfinding signs back to the Museum.