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gold trail 
the route leading to a goldfield or to a hoped-for gold strike.
- 1921 Such a man may spend his last cent on the gold trail, but, just as soon as he can, by trapping or otherwise, make a new grubstake, he is off again into the mountains after the golden will o' the wisp.
- 1963 The narrow-guage railway . . . follows the shore of Lake Bennett, following a path beaten so hard by the thousands of sourdoughs that the gold trail is still visible today.
- 1921 Such a man may spend his last cent on the gold trail, but, just as soon as he can, by trapping or otherwise, make a new grubstake, he is off again into the mountains after the golden will o' the wisp.