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| carmike |
08/01/2017 05:30PM If you're interested in moving each day, or always seeing new water, you could drop your car off at your exit point and then get a ride to your entry point. That would open up a lot of options near Ely, especially around the Lake One and Snowbank area or up the Echo Trail. Just a thought. |
| slowthump |
08/01/2017 03:21PM My wife, 3 teenage kids and I just got back from a Friday though Sunday trip. Went in at entry 20 Angleworm lake. Fantastic scenery, terrain and solitude. It is only 20 miles from Ely on the Echo trail. I just checked and there are currently permits available for the next 5 Fridays. The 2 mile portage into Angleworm lake took us about an hour and half in a single trip and that was with an 81 pound Oldtown Penobscot and a 76 pound Grumman . There is a great campsite that we stayed at on the south end of the lake with great view of granite cliffs. We day tripped on Saturday to Home Lake and spent the day swimming, fishing. We had planned to go on to Gun and Gull but had so much fun that we just stayed put on Home lake for the day. Sunday we took the 1.5 mile portage from Angleworm to Trease lake, saw the Indian pictographs on North Hegmann, then through South Hegmann lake and portaged the 80 rods to Hegman Entry 77 parking lot. My wife and oldest son then walked the Echo trail 2.5 miles back to the truck at Entry 20 Angleworm and drove back and picked up the rest of us and our gear. 
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| lindylair |
07/31/2017 07:54PM We did Hog Creek to Perent this Memorial Day week and it is certainly doable for a short trip like you have planned. 2-3 hour paddle on a twisty little stream with some challenging spots, but also plenty of monotony. We love small river paddling but this one was just not that scenic. Glad we did it but will not likely ever return. There are better options. Clearwater to Caribou or Little Caribou Lake, one long portage but a pretty area, good fishing and a great daytrip to Johnson Falls Baker Lake north to Jack, good fishing and a good chance of seeing moose. Abandoned gold mine to check out at north end of kelly to jack portage. Poplar to Horseshoe Lake, Lizz lake entry. Busy area but a beautiful one, easy portages decent fishing, known as the Moose Highway. Start early and get a site early. Other cool lakes nearby for daytrips or if Horseshoe is full. The number lakes, enter at Lake One and basically go as far as you feel like going with minimal portaging. Very pretty but also one of the busiest areas, but also lots of territory and campsites. Good starter trip. So many options, pick a date and see what is available. Then just pick one - there are no bad spots up there. Some are just more work. |
| Northwoodsman |
07/31/2017 06:51PM How about EP #37 Kawishiwi You could camp on Kawishiwi and day trip to Polly and back out of EP #37. Or #38 Sawbill Lake? From EP #38 you could stay on Sawbill or head over to Alton, or loop up through Alton and Kelso. It's a solid 5 hours from the north edge of the Twin Cities to EP #36, 37 or #38. Sawbill Outfitters is right at EP #38 for canoe/gear rental and advice. |
| bhouse46 |
07/31/2017 05:59PM I just looked at rec.gov and while it's at the end of the gunflint trail Duncan has openings. Not a bad trip to Rose lake and then back out. The stair step portage is a bugger, but nice panoramic views. The falls and hiking trail are cool, too. Comments on Hog Creek are solid. Beaver rule so expect a pull over and perhaps getting out a few times. Have fun and let us know where you ended up. And yes, check the trip reports. I use the search feature and enter the lake or entry point and get good feedback. |
| Grandma L |
07/31/2017 02:27PM We did a trip there a couple of years ago. Hog Creek is very twisty but an easy paddle with only one portage marked - who knows what the beaver have added. Perent is a nice lake - fishing is pretty average. |
| boonie |
07/31/2017 01:38PM I have not been in Hog Creek, but if you can get a permit, my understanding is it's a short paddle in to Perent Lake and then back out, which should work well for you. If you click on the "Planning" tab at the top, then "Trip Reports" and "BWCA", you'll get trip reports sorted by entry point and check out a few for that entry. |
| MNwanderer |
07/31/2017 11:41AM I am looking at Entry point 36 if anyone has knowledge about that area! |
| Grandma L |
07/31/2017 11:26AM Welcome to the board! First - check permit availablity for the specific friday you are looking to enter- unless you already have a permit - that might determine your entry point. |
| MNwanderer |
07/31/2017 11:03AM Hello, This will be my first time in the BWCA and was looking at entry point #4 to start but the permits were all reserved for the date I watned. I was planning on leaving the twin cities with one other person early a Friday. I just wanted to know what entry point would be the best for all day friday, saturday and leaving sunday evening. I was also wondering what lakes would be feasible to do in the short amount of time that we have as I would prefer to be close to the portage on Sunday afternoon. Thank you in advance! |
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