BWCA Entry Point, Route, and Trip Report Blog
July 12 2025
Entry Point 52 - Brant Lake
Number of Permits per Day: 4
Elevation: 1500 feet
Latitude: 48.0692
Longitude: -90.8455
Brant to Tuscarora via Little Sag Route:
Round
Brant
Bat - Mud
Gillis - burn area is evident:
French
Peter - first lake trout:
Virgin
Little Sag - green trees again!
Mora - gorgeous divide of burn and green
Crooked
Owl
Tuscarora - second lake trout!
Missing Link - with lighter food pack, the portage is OK
Round
May Mudro Loop
Entry Date:
May 21, 2019
Entry Point:
Mudro Lake
Number of Days:
6
Group Size:
3
Today we packed up after breakfast and paddled back to Kawishiwi Lodge for hot showers and a soda. We were all happy to clean up, but already missing being out in the wilderness. Everyone had fun overall and we are all looking forward to our next family trip! [paragraph break] [paragraph break]
We paddled 6.5 miles and covered 65 rods on our travels back to the Lodge. [paragraph break] [paragraph break]
Lessoned Learned:
- Fewer packs are not always better. Having four large packs instead of three actually enabled us to double portage whereas three big packs would have required triple portaging.
- I bought some watercolor pencils and nice Moleskin Journals to take for each person. The kids really enjoyed them, keeping notes on the trip of what we did/saw and really enjoyed coloring.
- Campsite selection for the family is even more critical than with adult only trips. I’ve always thought of this from a safety perspective, but hadn’t as much from a space perspective. The kids need plenty of room to roam without all of us tripping over one another, which leads to everyone becoming grumpy.