Lead mines under mountain pass Pezinska baba

In the neighborhood of pass "Pezinska baba", I never was on the northwest side yet. So I said that I will go to look to this corner of Small Carpathians. As usual, I took a bus to "Pezinská baba". Longer noticed that in the bus to mountains go mostly the same faces.

When I got off the bus at pass "Baba", I saw classic autumn weather. Drizzle and fog was. Well you already, I'm on it, hoping that things will improve. I chose the following blue touristic mark towards Pernek.

After about 1.5 km I come to the cottage Alpina, where I turned to south and I walked over perfect forest asphalt road.

After the road turns right, I looking  to the right side, where it should be a mine for lead and zinc ores. From the road is easily see the adit collar of Nicholas.

Adit collar of Nicholas

I walk across the stream that flows under a mine and I'm going to see how it looks inside the mine.

The flooded tunnel of adit

Adit after 5 meters is extending into the Great Hall, from which I see two tunnels. I suppose the next tunnel is at the right side, as I do not see there.  Furthermore, I can't go further into the adit, because there is deep water and I haven't equipment for survey the flooded mine. But, I shall certainly come back here with better equipment.

Flooded hall in Nicholas adit

On the walls of the adit i see as a rising and falling water levels. Today was generally a lot of water everywhere.

I returned back on the road and go further. 100m, again cross the stream, where I was looking nameless mouth of the adit, which was to be beside the adit Nicholas.

For some time I have searched in the vicinity, but little remains except small heaps I found nothing. By small heaps I concluded that the adit was relatively small. I do not want to hang around so I continuing with trip.

Still on the asphalt road, while I come to the feeding rack of deers, near which it I can turn between two hills to mountains.
Here I can view to my maps and notes and decide where I am.

I can go a bit on the asphalt road to another area of the old adits, or turn right and somewhere a half kilometers at the hill try to find adit Bartos.

I chose an adit Bartos. Bad decision. Besides,that I did not know the exact location and condition of the adit, I did not realize, what steep hill I will climb.

Well, I wandered here about an hour before I noticed that one of the forest paths leads nowhere.

From old forest road leads a path. Path after 10 meters ends. I wondered why.

Well, because there is Bartos adit. Not being mineralized mine water, so i will not notice it.

Mining water from adit Bartos

The adit collar is not at all visible. I want to go back to a comfortable asphalt road. Well, downhill is not gonna roll, so that i go by contour line.

Crest on which I go, pleasantly drops into the valley, then got him.

I have come down to the asphalt road. I looking around and I see how the asphalt road turns west into the hill.
At this bend should be located several adits.

Well, I do not know the exact location. There are 3 Valleys, and now choose which from it shall be. I went through all three and found nothing. That I was already nervous that this is not possible.

Then I tried to climb up the crest, which was between two valleys. I went up to the highest point on the crest and then I went back down.

During the descent of the hill I saw a heaps of three adits nicely stacked below. From the bottom of the valley I could not see them.

View from the top to the heap

Smaller adits were right on the hill.

Backdillet adit collar

Fain, I've thought that I have mist of wolves. According to my assumptions, should be a few yards down the adit Gaspar and the shaft into the adit.

So I went a few meters down, where I wandered earlier, and I looking where I was before. I focused on the high spots. It brought me success in the form of shaft to the adit Gaspar.

Zasypaná šachta do štôlne

Super, a few yards around  would be located the adit collar Gaspar. However, this can not be found. Then I realize that it teenie asphalt road is not exactly in the position in which it is on the map. I returned thus little by asphalt road down, where I turned back and with slow progress, I  comparing my position with a map. Then I realized that a new road is slightly shifted from original road. This is probably reason, why I can't  find the adit collar of Gaspar.

Nothing can be done here, so I went away further. Today I had planned a next destination : Hill "Gašparová". I wonder vats to go there. Or go via "Podbabská" valley, or go otherwise. By maps "Podbabská" Valley but is directed to hill "Konské hlavy" (Horsehead). So I would have to back.

I'll let valley so, I begin to walk directly to hill "Gašarová". I went through the two smaller hills and at the foot of hill "Gašparová" was clearings through which flowed a lot of water.

I must go to see from where. At the end of the clearings, from under the roots of an old beech really flowing a strong stream of water.

Clearings

The source of water is directly from the roots of beech

Above this clearing begins scarp. I climbing up the hill and I try to traverse by the paths from the deers. From here, it seems that after the moment I will on top of hill. But as I was wrong. This is only road for forestry machinery, which in the mid-hills is copied on contour line. 

I had a little rest. Hill Gašparová is directly in front of me, but I would have to make his way through thickets. It does not want to me, so I went by the road towards Pernek with the fact that maybe I can find a better approach.

I walking on the road, and I looking down into the valley.Then I realize that I've been here at morning, when I am looking for adit Bartos. 

I cursed to asses and , I went to the steep hill, which is felled. Slowly, actually im back, but I'm going diagonally up the slope and not straight, so it's easier

Well, finally on the hill Gašparová. I notice on the trees is unmaintained the green tourist mark. Already on maps is not, but once there was a hiking trail from Pernek to ridge red mark.  Why it abolished, i dont know. Perhaps for that goes to on the border of military area?

Well, I will be following this old green mark. About 50 m below the top Gašparová I enter to a short visit to the soldiers area. (70 m). After a while I find a heap of Peter adit.

Heap of Peter adit

Above the heap is overgrown mouth of the adit. He remained there only a tiny hole 20x20 cm.

Overgrown mouth Peter adit

Tiny hole to the adit.

So its very tiny hole to me :-). But I would love to see Rudolf adit,  so I turned back to the old green mark.

I see the trail is not used, and is richly overgrown with tall grass. The grass is wet and after a while I also dripping wet. Well, this is therefore not, I'll go after the wet grass, when   100 m. under me I see a nice military asphalt road?

Of course, I prefer to go on the asphalt road. I  marching about a kilometer, when the road turns sharply towards the inside of the military area. Well, I do not need it, because I'm in the valley, where after 200 m. be located the adit Rudolf.

Asphalt road under Gašparová

Now already chafing through dense wort does necessary.
Uff, everytime when I little touch a thicket, from leaves spray to me water. The moment I looked like I was in heavy rain.

I wonder how here find something. But even I do not know how to found. When I followed the creek in the valley, I notice a small tributary of the heavily tinted mineralized water.

Well, we're home. The mouth of the adit is completely overgrown of wort. When I not see a mine water, really not found it.

Toto je ústie štôlne Rudolf. Fotím stojac v úvodnej ryhe. Za konármi je zavalené ústie.

This is the mouth of the adit Rudolf. I make pics and I standing in the initial ditch. Mouth is overwhelmed by branches.

Well, nothing really amazing. But on the heap next to the adit I found such natural bonsai:

Natural bonsai on the heap of adit Rudolf

I dont want come back through a thick. I prefer to go about it a bit. I found a normal forest, where I'll take a break moment. I have a companion.

Fire Salamander

I realize that in this area I must not be, so I went on the shortest route back to the old green mark. On the old path I went through "Konské hlavy"  (Horse head) up to the red tourist trail.

Then I turned back toward the "Pezinská baba". Nicely on the red mark down from the "Konské hlavy"  up to the first saddleback. Catch the bus on Baba is not possible. So I turn to the right towards to "Slnečné údolie" (Sunny valley)

To the dam, it is really just a bit. Then I just kept down to a home. Today I was quite tired, but it does not seem to tracing on the terrain can be a quite tiring.

In the future I'll have something more relaxing.