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twins
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03/20/2018 12:49PM  
I am considering going in entry 14 or 16 and exiting the other. This would mean a walk back to the truck. Anyone know about how far that would be?
 
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Teenda
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03/20/2018 12:55PM  
The entry points are approximately 8 to 8.5 miles apart on the Echo Trail
03/20/2018 01:38PM  
You could bring a bike, drop your partner & gear off at the EP & then park the truck at the exit, bike back to the start. Hide it somewhere in the woods or chain it to a tree. Probably an easy hour bike ride versus a 3 hour hike.
03/20/2018 03:42PM  
Teenda: "The entry points are approximately 8 to 8.5 miles apart on the Echo Trail"


Yes, according to google earth, just about 8 miles. I did it one time from Moose River to Little Indian Sioux. It's a pretty easy jog/walk other than the distance. You may get a ride - I did the last 2 miles - but I wouldn't count on it since LISN is the last entry out there and not many people out that way otherwise.
mr.barley
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03/20/2018 07:50PM  
I gave a guy a ride to LIS once. We exited at the same time, so I gave him a ride to his vehicle . Wasn't going that way (was going to Ely), but I did it for good karma. May need some of that some day.
mvillasuso
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03/20/2018 09:39PM  
I think you should stash a bike 50 yards from the road at the exit.
A ride back to the car would be a breeze, and add to the adventure.
8 miles would be less than an hour on a bike, and biking is a great way to travel the Echo Trail. Cool road. Nice and shady, pretty flat, lots of places to rest and relax, and VERY LITTLE traffic. Ride on!
twins
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03/21/2018 08:36AM  
Thanks everyone. I'm thinking the bike would be best.
03/21/2018 09:00PM  
My wife did exactly that last year, but different EP’s. She went from EP 16-EP 19 on a mountain bike I picked up on Craigslist for free the week before our trip. That was about 7 miles. We stashed it in the woods, it worked out nicely.
GraniteCliffs
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03/21/2018 10:19PM  
I have also run back and forth between entry points on the Echo Point. However, after a week of portaging my legs felt like stumps and the runs were not very pleasurable.
And I have also hitchhiked a couple of times. Most people seemed willing to give me a ride. Including the woman who said she had not showered in more than a week and then propositioned me. But that is another story.....................
primitiveguy
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03/22/2018 06:51AM  
GraniteCliffs: "I have also run back and forth between entry points on the Echo Point. However, after a week of portaging my legs felt like stumps and the runs were not very pleasurable.
And I have also hitchhiked a couple of times. Most people seemed willing to give me a ride. Including the woman who said she had not showered in more than a week and then propositioned me. But that is another story....................."
Let’s hear that story!!
 
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