Boundary Waters and Quetico Park
Portage Database
(By author)

D Bathel

Quetico

Kawnipi to Lemay This portage is not marked on...

D. Bathel

Quetico

Kawnipi to Kahshahpiwi Creek As stated in the 2001 post...

D Bathel

Quetico

Beaverhouse to Unnamed* A gradual climb for about a...

D Bathel

Quetico

Unnamed* to Cirrus Fisher map has a bad placement...

dadof6

BWCA

Kiana to Insula Best way to go is from...

dadof6

BWCA

Ima to Hatchet You need to get right up...

dadof6

BWCA

Snowbank to Disappointment Uphill, good path. Nice to get...

dadof6

BWCA

Little Pony River to Bootleg There are two portages on the...

dadof6

BWCA

Little Indian Sioux South to Little Indian Sioux South Easy portage around Sioux Falls. Make...

dadof6

BWCA

Entry #16 to Moose River Nice downhill to the river. No...

dadof6

BWCA

Niki to Wagosh You gain a lot of elevation...

dadof6

BWCA

Moosecamp to Fourtown Beautiful trip from Moosecamp to Fourtown...

dadof6

BWCA

Zenith to Lujenida The only thing difficult about this...

Dale Blount

BWCA

Round to West Round This is the first portage from...

Dale Blount

BWCA

West Round to Edith The portage out of West Round...

Dale Blount

BWCA

Edith to Brant This small portage is flat and...

Dale Blount

BWCA

Brant to Gotter Though not that long, this portage...

Dale Blount

BWCA

Gotter to Flying The length of this portage depends...

Dale Blount

BWCA

Flying to Green Coming from Gotter, this portage is...

Dale Blount

BWCA

Green (Cook) to Bat This is a great little portage...

Dale Blount

BWCA

Bat to Gillis Although short and generally easy, you'll...

Dan

BWCA

Entry #26 to Wood This is an excellent trail, well...

Dan

BWCA

Basswood* to Basswood* A portage connects these two major...

Dan

BWCA

Rib to Lower George Portage can be hard to spot...

dan

Quetico

Minn to Darky Traveled this portage in 1975(yes...

Dan

BWCA

Clearwater to Rock Island The first part, the long leg...

Dan Groebe

BWCA

Misquah to Little Trout This portage crosses over the Misquah...

Dan Groebe

BWCA

Wanihigan to Grassy This portage is listed as 200...

Dan Hein

Quetico

McEwen to Kenny Trail steeply ascends long rock slope...

Dan Hein

Quetico

Grey to Unnamed* Big problem is the sucking bog...

Dan Johnston

BWCA

Trout to Oriniack This is a very hilly area...

Dan Lindberg

BWCA

Knife to Vera Long but not hard. This is...

Dan M.

Quetico

William to Conmee Difficult start from William water level...

Dan Orr

Quetico

Burt to Paulene Burt has an arrowhead-shaped bay below...

Dan Orr

Quetico

Paulene to McIntyre The landing on Paulene lies behind...

Dan Orr

Quetico

Side to Sarah There are two portage routes between...

Dan Williamson

Quetico

Saganagons to Falls Chain #2 This is the first portage in...

Dan Williamson

Quetico

Falls Chain #2 to Falls Chain #3 Stay close to the left bank...

Dan Williamson

Quetico

Falls Chain #3 to Falls Chain #4 This portage is over an open...

Dan Williamson

Quetico

Falls Chain #4 to Falls Chain #5 This portage is on the right...

Dan Williamson

Quetico

Falls Chain #5 to Falls Chain #6 This portage takes you around both...

Dan Williamson

Quetico

Falls Chain #6 to Kenny This is the Canyon Falls portage...

Dan Williamson

Quetico

Kenny to Kawnipi This portage is around Kennebas Falls...

Dan Williamson

Quetico

Keats to McDougall This is an easy portage except...

Dan Williamson

Quetico

McDougall to Eag The trail from McDougall starts off...

Dangling Angler

Quetico

Saganaga to Saganagons Silver falls portage- gateway to the...

Darryl B

Quetico

Rawn to Art As easy as they come...

Darryl B

Quetico

Cirrus to Kasakokwog A couple steep areas which are...

Darryl B

Quetico

Maria to Jesse Make sure you leave Maria from...

Darryl B

Quetico

Jesse to Elizabeth Some distance and a bit of...

Darryl B

Quetico

Elizabeth to Walter Easy as they come, and beautiful...

Darryl B

Quetico

KAWNIPI to LEMAY Actually 2 short portages on a...

Darryl Blazino

Quetico

Maria to Jesse A decent length, about 15 to...

Darryl Blazino

Quetico

Jesse to Elizabeth Similar to Maria/Jesse, a little...

Darryl Blazino

Quetico

Lonely to Sturgeon This is pure pleasure. 2 deer...

Darryl Blazino

Quetico

Veron to Delahey Easy and scenic port. Adjacent to...

Darryl Blazino

Quetico

Keats to Baird Starts by heading straight up a...

Dave

BWCA

Fox to Stuart The portage was difficult due to...

Dave

BWCA

Little Trout to Misquah Portage starts by switch-backing directly up...

Dave

BWCA

Clearwater to Caribou From Clearwater, the maps can be...

Dave Collins

BWCA

Zenith to Dujenida This portage is difficult only due...

Dave Edwards

BWCA

Lizz Lake to Caribou When I was there, it was...

Dave Edwards

BWCA

Caribou to Horseshoe It's short and sweet. A well...

Dave Edwards

BWCA

Horseshoe to Gaskin Horseshoe side was "mucky", with submerged...

Dave Edwards

BWCA

Gaskin to Winchell Nice take outs and put in's...

Dave Edwards

BWCA

Winchell to Omega Total rock hopping over the standing...

Dave Edwards

BWCA

Omega to Hensen Very wet, with standing water about...

Dave Edwards

BWCA

Hensen to Gaskin I had to be right on...

Dave Edwards

BWCA

Gaskin to Jump I rated this difficult only for...

Dave Edwards

BWCA

Poplar to Lizz I agree with the other authors...

Dave Jakupciak

Quetico

Crooked to Middle Roland This portage is not maintained. It...

Dave Jakupciak

Quetico

Middle Roland to Roland Most maps have this portage incorrectly...

Dave & Jill

BWCA

Cherokee to Sitka We enjoyed this portage, as it...

David Borchert

BWCA

Pine to Canoe The McKenzie Map series (2004) has...

david goldstein

Quetico

Argo to Darkwater Incredibly clear water. When sunlight hits...

David Jeremy

BWCA

Seagull to Grandpa One of the least pleasant portages...

David L. Weier

Quetico

Poohbah to Maligne River Every year we ask, "do we...

David O

Quetico

Poohbah to Berniece The original portage based on Fisher...

David O

Quetico

Wink to Poohbah Very steep up and down from...

db

Quetico

McAree to Pond It's been so long but I...

dchmiele1992

BWCA

Kawishiwi River to Clear There are actually two portages from...

dchmiele1992

BWCA

Kawasachong to Polly I would have to concur with...

Dean H

BWCA

Sawbill to Smoke Easy up and Easy Down, highway...

Deb & Leif

BWCA

Takumich to Trillium First third of the portage straight...

deen1jam

BWCA

Saganaga to Red Rock A short hike over a small...

Dennis

Quetico

Quetico to Quetico* Very nice break from paddling just...

dentondoc

Quetico

Isabella to Basswood Heading in a southerly direction from...

dentondoc

Quetico

Basswood* to Unnamed* Coming to this portage from the...

dentondoc

Quetico

McDougall to Keats The portage begins in the back...

dentondoc

Quetico

Keats to Shelley Have a Smoke portage is an...

dentondoc

Quetico

Quetico to Conk A relatively easy portage, just marked...

DickieT...

BWCA

West Pike to Gogebic This portage is hidden and used...

DLK

BWCA

Mudro to Sandpit Going into Sandpit from Mudro the...

DLK

BWCA

Sandpit to Tin Can Mike A little lengthy but all flat...

DLK

BWCA

Tin Can Mike to Horse A little muddy, but not bad...

DLK

BWCA

Horse to Lower Basswood Falls Going from Horse Lake up the...

DmL

Quetico

Fern to Olifaunt Lengthy portage with a good overall...

DmL

Quetico

Bud to Beg This is a quick portage with...

DmL

Quetico

Pickerel to Nym This is a series of three...

DmL

Quetico

Conk to Jean We went this route in the...

Don

BWCA

Sandpit to Basswood* This portage may be small but...

Don Kaplan

BWCA

Bat to Gillis Elevation changes by over 70 feet...

donnie kirgan

Quetico

Gardner Bay to Elk Portage is at NW end of...

Donnie Kirgan

Quetico

Iron to Crooked You must paddle a fast water...

Dore

BWCA

Rum to Little Trout Not to bad, one steep hill...

Dore

BWCA

Misquah to Vista Easy especially after the LT to...

Doug Faherty

Quetico

"Basswood, North Bay" to South Lake This was supposed to be a...

Doug Luthanen

BWCA

Crab to Little Crab Cute little liftover. Wide, gravel trail...

Drewfus

Quetico

Agnes to Silence Ample parking space at both ends...

Drewfus

Quetico

Burke to Basswood Sandy beaches on either end of...

Duane

Quetico

Kawnipi to Heronshaw Fisher and Mackenzie maps incorrectly mark...

duane

BWCA

Fox to Stuart When we went summer of 2001...

Duane

Quetico

Bitchu to Ross We made the mistake of trying...

Duane

Quetico

Munro to Mack Longish, with a small hill at...

Duane

Quetico

Mack to Mack Creek Downhill, tricky put-in in a boulder...

Duane

Quetico

Mack Creek to Kawnipi Multiple log jams on the Wawiag...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Clay to Kawnipi* There are actually 4 little portages...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Cairn to Sark There are two choices here, one...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Kahshahpiwi to Unnamed* This is the southernmost portage on...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Side to Unnamed* You had better be warmed up...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Kahshahpiwi Creek to Cairn Starting from the area in the...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Isabella to Basswood From Isabella there is a short...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Keefer to Kahshahpiwi Short portage not marked on Fisher...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Sark to Keefer The portage is to the right...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Rouge to Sturgeon The portage from Rouge into Jean...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Yeh to Lonely You must be nuts to try...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Little Jean to Yeh An easy little portage out of...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Kashawpiwi to McNiece This portage is longer than stated...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Keewatin to Kawnipi Not a bad portage from Keewatin...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Kawnipi to Kahshawpiwi Creek This is the portage from Kawnipi...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Agnes to Unnamed* Moderate difficulty portage leading from Agnes...

Duane Rutan

Quetico

Grey to Dell No one should try to go...

Duluth Fishing Addict

BWCA

Trout to Oriniack Easy climb to begin with, steeper...

dutchrub

Quetico

Keewatin to Hurlburt Creek The Fisher maps have this portage...

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