Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Round lake to Cherokee lake trip for 9/20-26/2017
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Mocha |
we went in cross bay in early may and could have made it to cherokee the first day but high water and other things slowed us down. we were able to make it out in 8 hours, double tripping the portages. it is quite a bit of in and out of the canoe, short paddles, portages aren't so long. but going in through round either to missing link and then cutting back to cross bay is a bit more difficult portages but maybe one or two less. just my 2cents. |
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TuscaroraBorealis |
Weather prevented us from visiting Cherokee Lake but, the rest of the report should give you a taste of what to expect. |
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Jon Williams |
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sedges |
I took a leisurely three days to get to Cherokee due to rough winds starting up early every day and taking it easy on my foot. It could easily be done in two days. Fast travelers could do it in one, but it is way too pretty to rush through. The hardest portages are your first day to Missing Link and Snipe. They get easier from there. Cherokee is a wonderful lake to base on for a few days. Lots of exploring to do. There is a campsite on the north shore that is inconveniently high above the water, but the view from the campfire is spectacular. I noted in my journal that it would be a nice site for a fall trip. I came back out through Ham to Cross River landing just for some different lakes. Its a nice stroll back to the outfitters or the Round Lake access. I stayed in a bunkhouse at Tuscarora Lodge and Outfitters the night before jumping off, had their French Toast breakfast and payed to park my vehicle there as I had another boat with me. Great folks. I will be back there for sure, probably to do the loop I had originally planned. |
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Northwoodsman |
Your route is a good one, and very doable. EP #50 is very close to the same route, perhaps more paddling and more portages, but the portages all look to be shorter. Maybe even more opportunities to set up camp along the way if you wanted to. If you look at the map link on this site, an entire lake is missing. Cross Bay Lake itself doesn't show up on the map but the portages in and out of it do. Cross Bay Lake is south of Ham Lake, and north of Rib Lake. It's long and narrow. |