Boundary Waters and Quetico Park
Portage Database
(By author)

C Hansen

BWCA

Grandpa to Roy If you made the portage from...

C Hansen

BWCA

Roy to Saganaga If you have arrived at this...

C-Dub

BWCA

McEwen to Kenny Dan's description is pretty good except...

canoefly

Quetico

Maligne River to Poohbah While on a late July 2006...

canoehead

Quetico

Quetico to Badwater Sure they may have added the...

canoeman

Quetico

Walter to Lonely This portage is in three parts...

canoeman

Quetico

Fern to Bud This portage is really two portages...

canoerone

BWCA

Entry #32 to South Kawishiwi River Mostly rolling terrain with lots of...

canoerone

BWCA

South Kawishiwi River to Little Gabbro Portage has a reasonably good path...

canoerone

BWCA

Gull to Pietro This portage is pretty flat, but...

canoerone

BWCA

Pietro to Camdre The portage is a ways down...

canoerone

BWCA

Clearwater to Turtle Path climbs steadily for the first...

canoerone

BWCA

Malberg (West Arm) to Kawishiwi River This portage starts with a nice...

canoerone

BWCA

Trapline to beaver This portage has a nice take-out...

canoerone

BWCA

Ledge to Vee The take-out area on Ledge is...

canoerone

BWCA

Fee to Hoe Take-out area small and awkward. The...

canoerone

BWCA

Hoe to Makwa Take-out on Hoe is narrow and...

canoerone

BWCA

Makwa to Unnamed Pond - Makwa / Panhandle From the small take-out area on...

canoerone

BWCA

Unnamed Pond - Makwa / Panhandle to Panhandle The portage take-out area was a...

canoerone

BWCA

Panhandle to Pan This is a nice level trail...

canoerone

BWCA

Pan to Anit This portage has shallow, but nice...

canoerone

BWCA

Anit to Kivaniva This trail goes gradually downhill all...

canoerone

BWCA

Kivaniva to Kawishiwi River The take-out on Kivaniva is rocky...

Carl

Quetico

Maria to Hamburg This portage is rocky and downhill...

Carl

Quetico

Conk to Jean The portage is short and easy...

Carl

Quetico

McAree to Pond Pond Lake has no real camp...

Carl

Quetico

Unnamed* to Grey This portage works its way through...

Carl

Quetico

Marj to Burt Short portage but it is very...

Carl

Quetico

Cecil to Unnamed* This portage goes from Cecil to...

Carl

Quetico

Tuck to Unnamed* Portage is not too bad. It...

Carl

Quetico

Marj to Burt Short Portage... Easy... Burt end has...

Carl

Quetico

Sarah to Tuck Short, somewhat root covered, wet in...

Carl Roberts

BWCA

Koma to Malberg This portage parallels a short piece...

Carl Roberts

BWCA

Malberg to Koma Follow your ears to find the...

Carl Roberts

BWCA

Sawbill to Alton A wide, flat trail (it used...

Carl Roberts

BWCA

Trapline to Kawishiwi River This portage is ever-changing, based on...

Cate

Quetico

Pickerel to Bisk Pretty easy portage but watch out...

CC

Quetico

Lindsay to Mckenzie Very short, but steep climb down...

CG96

BWCA

Ensign to Ashigan This portage sees considerable traffic, as...

CG96

BWCA

Cacabic to Thomas It really depends upon your perception...

CG96

BWCA

Moose to Wind Staff from the Scout Base have...

CG96

Quetico

Basswood* to Sunday This portage is the most difficult...

Chad

Quetico

Yum Yum to Kahshahpiwi This is one tough portage. After...

Chad E

BWCA

Little Gabbro to Kawishiwi River Very long, but over all pretty...

Charles Horowitz

BWCA

Insula to Kawishiwi River This portage is flat and easy...

Charles Moore

Quetico

Fern to Unnamed* Day trip. Long, rocky and steep...

Charles Moore

Quetico

Buckingham to Unnamed* Day trip out of Buckingham to...

Charlie Fryer

BWCA

Sawbill to Kelso The portage is smooth and wide...

Chris

BWCA

Ensign to Vera This was a difficult portage, mostly...

Chris

BWCA

Vera to Knife Mud holes added to the difficulty...

Chris

BWCA

Haven to Abinodji Be sure to take the new...

Chris Haddox

Quetico

Lindsay to Cache Long. Been on tougher, shorter ones...

Chris Hoepker

Quetico

Kahshahpiwi Creek to Heronshaw The 1995 Quetico Park canoe route...

Chris Hoepker

Quetico

Kawnipi to McKenzie We called this the green portage...

Chris Parker

Quetico

Alice to Fern Only take this one if you...

Chris Parker

Quetico

Pickerel to Dore This isn't a portage, it is...

chris smith

BWCA

Lower George to Karl The portage starts out with a...

Chris Vasquez

Quetico

Beaverhouse Entry to Quetico One can now pick up a...

Chuck Martin

BWCA

Knife to Eddy This portage is difficult, but short...

Chuck Martin

BWCA

Thomas to Cacabic This portage was universally acclaimed as...

Chuck Martin

BWCA

Cacabic to Alice After the portage from Hell (Thomas...

Cinemensch

BWCA

Entry #84 to Bald Eagle* I've actually made this portage twice...

Cinemensch

BWCA

Bald Eagle to Turtle I made this portage twice and...

Claire

Quetico

Beaverhouse Entry to Beaverhouse Unload your car at the start...

Claire

Quetico

Beaverhouse to Cirrus Up hill most of the way...

Claire

Quetico

March to Bentpine This is a short carry, but...

Claire

Quetico

March to Trail Not a bad carry no major...

Claire

Quetico

Quetico to Quetico* This is an easy pull over...

Claire

Quetico

Snow to Your We had a hard time locating...

Claire

Quetico

Quetico to Conk Not a bad carry, even though...

Claire

Quetico

Beaverhouse to Quetico Watch the river rapids just before...

Claire

Quetico

Conk to Jean An average carry, some up and...

Claire

Quetico

Your to Fair UPDATE; The beaver dam that previously...

Claire

BWCA

Pickle to Kekekabic This trail could have serious mud...

Claire

Quetico

Clair to Bentpine The portage begins with a serious...

Clouserminnow

Quetico

Brent to McIntyre Considering some of the portages we...

Clouserminnow

Quetico

Burke to Basswood* Probably the easiest portage we faced...

Clouserminnow

Quetico

Sara to McIntrye This was an uphill portage and...

Clouserminnow

Quetico

Wicksteed to Ballard The markings were old so I...

cmh

BWCA

Smoke to Sawbill Difficult for 2 reasons. The portage...

cmh

BWCA

Wanihigan to Winchell After the long hike from grassy...

cmh

BWCA

South Cone to Middle Cone The portage is well worn. A...

cmh

BWCA

Unnamed* to Wanihigan Take your time and relax on...

cmh

BWCA

Swallow to Pillsbery Coming south from meeds to cross...

cmh

BWCA

Cherokee to Sitka I won't rate it never again...

cmh

BWCA

South Temperance to Weird I rate it difficult only for...

cmh

BWCA

Entry #23 to Fourtown Listed as 2 separate portages. 1...

cmh

BWCA

Fourtown to Boot A little tricky to unload with...

cmh

BWCA

Boot to Fairy Not much to talk about. Portage...

cmh

BWCA

Fairy to Gun This one is a little sloppy...

cmh

BWCA

Gun to Bullet I can't figure out why this...

cmh

BWCA

Bullet to Moosecamp Mostly down hill. Even though it's...

cmh

BWCA

Moosecamp to Fourtown I felt this route was worthy...

cmh

BWCA

Fourtown to Fourtown Water levels were really low on...

cmh

BWCA

Fourtown to Unnamed* Difficult due to swampy start and...

cmh

BWCA

Unnamed* to Horse The McKenzie maps show portage to...

cmh

BWCA

Horse to Tin Can Mike Pretty easy for it's length. The...

cmh

BWCA

Tin Can Mike to Sandpit Difficult only for it's length. The...

cmh

BWCA

Sandpit to Mudro StairMaster must have gotten it's inspiration...

Commander

Quetico

Crooked to Little Roland This is a pretty flat portage...

Commander Dave

Quetico

Iron to Crooked This portage starts just past the...

Commander David

BWCA

Knife to Hanson This portage is a bit up...

cornboy

BWCA

Seagull to Rog Very easy but a little uphill...

Cory B

BWCA

Entry #77 to South Hegman Entry is Moderate downhill slope. Exit...

Cory B

BWCA

Parent to Disappointment Smooth winding trail with few areas...

Cory B

BWCA

Snowbank to Parent Portage is located 50 yards east...

Cowboymac12

BWCA

Ogishkemuncie to Kingfisher East landing and hiking along a...

Craig

BWCA

Ottertrack to Ester I would rate this as an...

Craig

BWCA

Hanson to Knife* Not a horrible portage, the climb...

Craig

BWCA

Alpine to Seagull This is a nice portage. Usually...

Craig

BWCA

Knife to Eddy Only thing I wanted to add...

Craig Harding

Quetico

Russell to Chatterton This portage was very steep but...

Craig Harding

Quetico

Fern to Olifaunt This Portage is long and does...

curt

Quetico

Carp to Emerald After a muddy start, at the...

curt

Quetico

Shade to Unnamed* Up and down a small hill...

curt

Quetico

Unnamed* to Grey Up and over, steeper climb, head...

curt

Quetico

carp to Sheridan Short, but a rocky uphill climb...

Curt

Quetico

Crooked to Bart We were coming from Gardner Bay...

Curt

BWCA

Little Loon to Slim The Beymer book says this one...

Curt

BWCA

South to Steep The Beymer book states this one...

Curt

BWCA

Beartrack to Thumb I found it to start as...

Curt Stoltz

BWCA

Trout to Pine River Father's day weekend 99. The "standard...

Curt Stoltz

BWCA

Pine to Trout A fairly average portage. A but...

Curt Stoltz

BWCA

Lake Three to Horseshoe A short walk into a nice...

Curt Stoltz

BWCA

Sandpit to Tin Can Mike The wooden platform over the swamp...

Curt Stoltz

BWCA

Crooked to Iron A nice walk along Curtain Falls...

Cyclone

BWCA

Entry #s 20 & 21 to Angleworm Difficult primarily due to length. It...

Cyclone

Quetico

Lac La Croix to Iron The Bottle Portage is noted for...

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