Former Town of Lille - Former Town of Lille
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Cathy Baker on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What a cool place!!
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L Stauf on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Difficult to find actual townsite - located on way back down. Cemetery and minesite 2 easy to find / well marked. Moderately challenging hike with lovely views and shocking Aspen's under the powerlines
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Terrence Arnfinson on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The ghost town of Lille, once a short-lived coal mining operation, now stands silent north of the infamous Frank Slide and the small towns of Blairmore and Bellevue in the Crowsnest Pass at the southwest corner of Alberta. Parking is north and west of the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. The hike is 7 KM (4.4 miles), one way, on sketchy, undulating, old road with water crossings over Green Creek, Gold Creek and finally Morin Creek. Check road, route, and water conditions, before beginning, at the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre.
Foot bridges may, or may not, be intact. If it is not your day, there are multiple alternatives in the Crowsnest Pass area. The hike has a net elevation gain of about 142 M (470 ft) to Lille at 1,475 M (4,480 ft). The final, easy ford over Morin Creek leads to a large grass pasture but the remains of the old hotel foundations and old fire hydrants identify this field as the location of Lille. Further scrounging around will reveal building depressions and old foundations. Lille is designated as a historic site (Barry's blog)
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Jennifer H on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What an awesome day adventure...a step back in time. So cool!!
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Belinda Veenstra on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Nice easy hike. Phone died so didnt get pictures. This is the little rest spot just before the townsite
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Alexander Pezzutto on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ While not the most amazing set of ruins, the hike gave us a good push with beautiful views. Passing by several creeks and streams, this 6k hike leads to a large clearing where, at first, there appears to be no town left. However, if you go a little further, you find the remnants of the foundation of the hotel as well as about 100' of brick ovens next to a hill composed entirely of charcoal ashes. Impressive site to be in the ovens over 100 years after they were abandoned.
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Damian Warszawski on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great quick hike for the family, the drive up is a bit potholed but worth it, quads and motorbikes are allowed to a certain point so the trail is a bit rocky and dusty, can be super muddy if there was recent rainfall.
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Ron Strauss on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Easy hike to an interesting piece of history. Too bad it has been so vandalized over the years. The road and path there are scenic and rough, not meant for every car. We recorded 7.4 KM and 181 M of elevation. You could lessen the rough drive by hiking farther.
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