Boundary Waters and Quetico Park
Portage Database
(By author)

Teach

Quetico

Craig to Robinson Easy landing area in southeast corner...

Terrapin

BWCA

Wind to Basswood* June 2007 water levels were normal...

Terry

Quetico

Plough to Emerald Mostly flat and easy...

Terry

Quetico

Emerald to Carp Level with a few roots and...

Terry Zwakenberg

Quetico

Lac La Croix to Bottle Very wet portage, even after a...

Terry Zwakenberg

Quetico

Iron to Crooked Long portage with a steep hill...

Terry Zwakenberg

Quetico

Crooked to Little Roland This was an easy little portage...

Terry Zwakenberg

Quetico

Little Roland to Middle Roland This portage is just a lift...

TEX

BWCA

Boot to Ensign This portage comes close to the...

Tex

BWCA

Hatchet to Ima This portage is rated average because...

TEX

BWCA

Lake One to Lake Two This in not an actual portage...

Thistlekicker

BWCA

Tuscarora to Missing Link A long, tough portage, but definitely...

Thistlekicker

BWCA

Flying to Green Switch backs on a portage! Steep...

thistlekicker

BWCA

Pine to Little Caribou A gradual uphill climb from Pine...

Thistlekicker

BWCA

Caribou to Clearwater The first 100 rods are a...

thistlekicker

BWCA

Pine to Gadwall Short portage. First 100 yards send...

Thomas Taylor

Quetico

Tanner to Darky River The portage is NOT properly marked...

tim

Quetico

Crooked to Argo Long but easy and mostly downhill...

tim

Quetico

Argo to Darky easy up and down...

Tim

BWCA

Davis to Kiskadinna I don't think this portage had...

Tim

Quetico

No Man to That Man Actually I don't really know about...

Tim

BWCA

Burntside to Crab The old Crab portage used to...

Tim

BWCA

Lunetta to Hassel My buddy and I were camping...

Tim

BWCA

Little Trout to Misquah It was difficult to locate the...

Tim

BWCA

Burntside to Crab Update from my '03 comments - the...

Tim

BWCA

Crab to Little Crab Up and over - nice landings on...

Tim

BWCA

Little Crab to Korb This beaver dam crossed my line...

Tim

BWCA

Korb to Cummings Korb Lake landing side is reasonable...

Tim

BWCA

Korb River to Cummings A nice carry along the side...

Tim

BWCA

Cummings to Otter This portage is marked on the...

Tim

BWCA

Otter to Little Indian Sioux River This portage heads out before you...

Tim Atkinson

BWCA

Lake Four to Hudson First portage of 3 from Four...

Tim Atkinson

Quetico

Brent to Unnamed* Located in the southern Bay of...

Tim Atkinson

Quetico

Ted to Milt All downhill from Ted to Milt...

Tim Atkinson

Quetico

Milt to Newt Find the stream that connects the...

Tim Atkinson

Quetico

Newt to Little Newt Located where Newt and Little Newt...

Tim Atkinson

Quetico

Little Newt to Crooked We found 3 portage trails that...

Tim Atkinson

Quetico

Earl to Ted Locate small stream at southern end...

Tim Atkinson

Quetico

Bottle to Lac La Croix Fairly flat and wide portage, but...

Tim Atkinson

Quetico

Unnamed* to Cone Narrow and rocky--watch your step...

Tim Atkinson

Quetico

Brent to Darky This is actually three portages. The...

Tim Atkinson

Quetico

Darky to Argo Steep in a few spots mostly...

Tim Atkinson

Quetico

Argo to Crooked A beaver has been busy and...

tim hunter

BWCA

Mudro to Fourtown As mentioned on earlier posts the...

tim maas

Quetico

March to Bentpine This portage is often not marked...

Tim Sondag

BWCA

Pocket to Ge-be-one-quet Don't let the shot distance fool...

TIM WILKINSON

Quetico

Basswood* to Burke The portage between Bayley Bay and...

TJ

Quetico

Kahshahpiwi to Yum Yum This portage definitely wasn’t average, but...

TJ

Quetico

Grey to Unnamed* The map said this portage was...

TJ

Quetico

Russell to Chatterton This is NOT the Chatterton falls...

TJ

Quetico

Yum Yum to Armin I don't remember how long this...

TJ

Quetico

Basswood* to Burke This portage has some ankle twisting...

TJ

Quetico

Dell to Unnamed* I don't remember the exact distance...

TJ

Quetico

Unnamed* to Baswood Lake This portage was a little tough...

tm

Quetico

Cache River to Ferguson Starting from the river towards Ferguson...

tm

Quetico

Trousers to Cache Very long portage, waist deep mud...

TMF

BWCA

Cross Bay to Rib CORRECTION: There IS a campsite on...

Todd Hall

Quetico

Olifaunt to Fern Long portage, but very scenic. There...

Todd Ris

Quetico

Louisa to Arp Some up and down, but not...

tom

BWCA

South Fowl to Pigeon River This portage although outside of the...

tom

BWCA

Beartrap River to Beartrap This portage is not marked on...

tom

BWCA

Pigeon River to Superior Although very long it is an...

tom

BWCA

Iron to Crooked It is a good trail. There...

tom

BWCA

Ensign to Boot This portage has 2 hills on...

tom

BWCA

Ima to Hatchet The portage is easy but is...

tom

BWCA

Strup to Wisini Good landings on both sides not...

tom

BWCA

Granite Bay to Granite It lives up to its name...

tom

BWCA

Basswood to Basswood* The portage itself is in pretty...

tom

BWCA

Basswood* to Basswood* This is the best portage trail...

tom

BWCA

Basswood* to Basswood* The portage is pretty nice; a...

tom

BWCA

Basswood to Basswood River The only thing about this portage...

tom

BWCA

Basswood River to Basswood River* This is the longer of the...

tom

BWCA

Basswood River to Basswood River* It is very short. The upper...

tom

BWCA

Crooked to Papoose This one was up and down...

tom

BWCA

Niki to Wagosh Nothing too hard or challenging about...

tom

BWCA

Wagosh to Gun The landing on the Wagosh side...

tom

BWCA

Gull to Thunder This is actually 2 portages with...

tom

BWCA

Thunder to Beartrap The Beartrap side is rocky but...

tom

BWCA

Beartrap River to Sunday This is on the rapids between...

tom

BWCA

Ottertrack to Swamp This portage is also known as...

tom

BWCA

Little Gunflint to Little North This one could be walked easily...

tom

BWCA

Sandpit to Tin Can Mike Very flat excellent landings at the...

tom

Quetico

Basswood* to Poacher As one would guess this portage...

tom

Quetico

Poacher to Sunday As shown on the fisher maps...

tom

BWCA

Sandpit to Basswood* This one is one of my...

Tom Barnum

Quetico

Halliday to Sturgeon Being that this was a long...

Tom Barnum

Quetico

Elizabeth to Halliday We went through here after changing...

Tom Barnum

Quetico

Bisk to Beg Others comments on the portage are...

Tom Barnum

Quetico

Beg to Bud The portage is easy, but if...

tom bracken

Quetico

Jesse to Maria This is a very challenging portage...

Tom Eager

Quetico

Louisa to Agnes At least 100 ft drop from...

Tom Hibbing

BWCA

Bat to Gillis Reasonable...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Adams to Boulder Hardest part was locating it. There...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Boulder to Cap Easy to find out of Boulder...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Cap to Roe The maps & guidebooks show this as...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Beaver to Adams This extremely good trail starts at...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Kawishiwi River to Trapline Approach to portage is very shallow...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Entry #14 to Little Indian Sioux River All down hill from the parking...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Little Indian Sioux River to Upper Pauness Level, well traveled. Doesn't really stand...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Upper Pauness to Lower Pauness Just a quick lift-over. About as...

Tom.Kendall

BWCA

Lower Pauness to Little Indian Sioux River The "Devil's Cascade" portage. A real...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Little Loon to Slim Not a particularly memorable portage, despite...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Slim to Section 3 Pond The portage trail is on the...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

South* to Steep There is a reason that Steep...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Beartrack to Thumb The only difficulty with this portage...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Thumb to Finger A quick but muddy lift-over (around...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Finger to Finger Creek Not particularly memorable, except that the...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Pocket to Pocket Creek Before trying this portage, do a...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Lac La Croix to Boulder River Nice, reasonably short portage with a...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Boulder River to Agnes An easy portage with some tricky...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Nina Moose to Moose River There are actually 2-3 different...

Tom Kendall

BWCA

Moose River to Entry #16 Very good trail (newly trenched, fresh...

Tom L

Quetico

Pickerel to Dore High water covers the beaches at...

TomM

BWCA

Little John to John We skipped this portage, running the...

TomM

BWCA

John to East Pike Finding this one was tougher than...

TomM

BWCA

East Pike to West Pike Rocky, not steep. Nice little walk...

TomM

BWCA

Caribou to Horseshoe Short carry, lots of moose sightings...

TomM

BWCA

Entry #14 to Little Indian Sioux River Easy going in and straight down...

TomM

BWCA

Lynx to Agawato Easy, short portage, but entry point...

TomM

BWCA

Trader to Missionary Surprisingly strenuous for such a short...

TomM

BWCA

Missionary to Skoota Long, but only a few tough...

TomM

BWCA

Trader to Explorer Straight up on a trail that...

tommings

BWCA

Hula to Good Coupla dandy mud puddles that will...

tompat

Quetico

Crooked to Argo Easy to begin with and gets...

TR

BWCA

Alpine to Seagull The alternative to the 105 rod...

TR Smith

BWCA

Missing Link to Tuscarora Wet, long, character-builder. I was 49...

Traveler

Quetico

Yum Yum to Kahshahpiwi This portage has a richly deserved...

trollie

Quetico

Trousers to Cache Very difficult and long. Took us...

trollie

Quetico

Cache to Lindsay Very long and hard. Beaver pond...

troutbreath

BWCA

Kiskadinna to Muskeg This portage has a long vertical...

troutbreath

BWCA

Cam to Gasket This is a tough portage to...

Troy

BWCA

Alpine to Seagull This portage is not very steep...

Troy

BWCA

Alpine to Jasper Skinny Shaw's description is correct. The...

Troy

BWCA

Ogishkemuncie to Mueller The portage entrance at Ogishkemuncie is...

Troy

BWCA

Ogishkemuncie to Spice The entrance is hidden by trees...

Tryg

BWCA

Fee to Vee This portage is not easily seen...

Tryg

BWCA

Ross to Cave This portage has it all. Deep...

Tsunami

BWCA

Hudson to Insula The portage from Hudson is tucked...

TwistTieCollector

Quetico

Plough to Littlerock Portage is little used. Steep climb...

TwistTieCollector

Quetico

Unnamed* to Bit Lots of roots and trees to...

TwistTieCollector

Quetico

McEwen to Kenny A bit of everything - rocks, hills...

TwistTieCollector

Quetico

Swamp to Saganaga Easy portage that gets you to...

TwistTieCollector

Quetico

Maligne River to Belaire Take out is hard to find...

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