The trail continues east across a flat area, ascends to an excellent viewpoint, descends through a muddy area, climbs over a ridge, descends to an overlook of Victoria Dam and Reservoir, and continues to descend to Victoria Dam Road. The trail crosses the road, angles uphill, then turns west and crosses the road again and joins the old Victoria Mine tram road, once used to move rock from the mine downhill to a crusher along the river. In 1849, prospectors came to the Victoria Hills seeking copper and silver. Mining camps sprang up overnight, then vanished as quickly. Several buildings in this historic village have been restored.
Free tours are available daily from Memorial Day through fall color season.
Victoria Dam, the highest hydroelectric dam in the midwest, is about a mile to the south. The caretaker at the restoration site can help with finding water and a free place to camp. The trail passes behind the old restored miner's cabins, then turns east, paralleling Victoria Road for a mile, then crosses it at the intersection of a gravel road. His hike lasted from 1973 through 1979. Of all the places he went on the trail, he liked the people around Mass City the best, and there he settled, buying the first home he ever owned - not much more than a shack, where he lived until his death in 1990.