We are heading in on Sunday the 16th. Going from EP25 Moose and taking the tow to the Sucker/Birch portage. We are heading to the south arm of Knife. A few of the portages are across the border. I assume that those are the ones we are supposed to use, but what about the last one on the Knife River right before Isles of Pine Island? On the map it shows two portages. Which one are we supposed to use?

Thanks.

Use the Canadian side.

Seed to Knife? Agree with TuscaroraBorealis. Even in 2020-2021.
Here's another Q&A on that one

The Canadian one is the only one we found when doing that route. And you can use it still

Thanks for the responses, never been to this area before. Heading up Saturday cant wait!

I asked the same question last year. Last portage going into Knife is on the Canadian side and that is the one everyone was using!

Ryan

Carp Lake Section of portages going into Knife Lake

Last Two Portages into Knife Lake

Thunder Point start of trail

I've never found the US side portage in that area. I've always used the Canadian side. It's very obvious....and easy.

what software are you using for your mapping

jeff

Looks like Navionics I have on my phone

Sorry for the late response. That was Navionics on my phone and I had to hand enter all the waypoint markers. Worked great in 2019 and tracked that whole trip. Every day! Last year in 2020 it shut off everyday and didn’t work for the tracking any day we travelled.

This year I’ve got a Garmin in reach device with the BWCA Quetico chip in it so all the campsites and portages are marked.

Ryan

Are you talking about a SIM chip that allowed you to download the Q/BW database onto it? Or is that something directly from Garmin? I'm just curious. I have an inreach as well and portaging along the border looking for those routes and campsites would obviously be helpful :)

Only certain Garmin devices are compatible with the mapping. You get a download version and an SD card version. Go to the Garmin website though and make sure the in reach device you have is compatible. The website lists the devices.

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