Boundary Waters Map, BWCA, Portage Information

Portage Number:	24 Link to Map
Distance:	92.00 Rods, 396.5 Meters, 0.29 Miles
Start Approx. Latitude:	48.1888
Start Approx. Longitude:	-91.0477
End Approx. Latitude:	48.1878
End Approx. Longitude:	-91.0525
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Member Comment 1 - (posted on 08/10/2023)

Portage Info Posted by:	jhuffmaster
Difficulty Rating:	Rating 2 (scale of 1 to 10 from easiest to hardest)
Maintenance Rating	Rating 3 (scale of 1 to 5 from poorly maintained to well maintained)
Entry Point:	55 - Saganaga Lake
Approximate Date of Visit:	08/04/2023
Portage Notes:	Generally well maintained, but the dock is in need of repair. Watch for broken boards, sagging boards, etc. The last half of the dock is gone and flooded, so stay to one side. Mud was at least knee deep in the middle.

Member Comment 2 - (posted on 02/16/2023)

Portage Info Posted by:	FilthyFish
Difficulty Rating:	Rating 9 (scale of 1 to 10 from easiest to hardest)
Maintenance Rating	Rating 4 (scale of 1 to 5 from poorly maintained to well maintained)
Entry Point:	-
Approximate Date of Visit:	07/17/2020
Portage Notes:	this portage educated us on dont over pack. this is a nasty steep portage. not for the non-adventurous

Member Comment 3 - (posted on 08/16/2021)

Portage Info Posted by:	bgreen55
Difficulty Rating:	Rating 4 (scale of 1 to 10 from easiest to hardest)
Maintenance Rating	Rating 5 (scale of 1 to 5 from poorly maintained to well maintained)
Entry Point:	J - Saganaga Lake
Approximate Date of Visit:	08/01/2021
Portage Notes:	Monument portage is a well-traveled, wide open portage with boundary markers along its path delineating the USA/Canadian border boundaries. There is a long wooden landing on the Swamp Lake side. There is some elevation changes heading down into Ottertrack Lake. It is a frequently traveled portage, so you may cross paths with other groups, but the path is plenty wide to accommodate passing groups.

Member Comment 4 - (posted on 05/25/2021)

Portage Info Posted by:	duktape
Difficulty Rating:	Rating 6 (scale of 1 to 10 from easiest to hardest)
Maintenance Rating	Rating 4 (scale of 1 to 5 from poorly maintained to well maintained)
Entry Point:	54 - Seagull Lake
Approximate Date of Visit:	08/13/2020
Portage Notes:	Monument Portage. It's not too bad. Well-traveled and wide for the most part. There's a wooden pier on the Swamp Lake side. Make sure you tie up your canoe and leave room for others.

Member Comment 5 - (posted on 11/03/2019)

Portage Info Posted by:	Captn Tony
Difficulty Rating:	Rating 4 (scale of 1 to 10 from easiest to hardest)
Maintenance Rating	Rating 3 (scale of 1 to 5 from poorly maintained to well maintained)
Entry Point:	K - Seagull Lake
Approximate Date of Visit:	08/14/2019
Portage Notes:	Not a bad portage, Steep climb coming out of Ottertrack. A few rocks but over all pretty decent. Fairly short and of course you have to get your picture taken at the monument.

Member Comment 6 - (posted on 07/07/2015)

Portage Info Posted by:	joeandali
Difficulty Rating:	Rating 3 (scale of 1 to 10 from easiest to hardest)
Maintenance Rating	Rating 5 (scale of 1 to 5 from poorly maintained to well maintained)
Entry Point:	55 - Saganaga Lake
Approximate Date of Visit:	06/29/2015
Portage Notes:	Well maintained portage. Some elevation change but nothing too difficult. The monuments are cool.

Member Comment 7 - (posted on 07/22/2009)

Portage Info Posted by:	mecamouser
Difficulty Rating:	Rating 4 (scale of 1 to 10 from easiest to hardest)
Maintenance Rating	Rating 5 (scale of 1 to 5 from poorly maintained to well maintained)
Entry Point:	30 - Lake One
Portage Notes:	luckily it is a pretty easy portage. well taken care of and we didnt run into anyone while we used it. the markers are pretty neat and a great photo op! the dock at the end is a little tricky to set down in if ur whole group lands at the same time. but whatever u do, DO NOT STEP DOWN INTO THE WATER. my friend found this out the hard way!

Member Comment 8 - (posted on 02/11/2008)

Portage Info Posted by:	Navigator
Difficulty Rating:	Rating 3 (scale of 1 to 10 from easiest to hardest)
Maintenance Rating	Rating 5 (scale of 1 to 5 from poorly maintained to well maintained)
Entry Point:	54 - Seagull Lake
Portage Notes:	The "dock" on the Eastern end of the portage. STAY on the dock! Very marshy (thus the reason for the dock) My 12 year old son stepped off the dock and sunk up to his neck in the northwoods muck!

Member Comment 9 - (posted on 01/28/2008)

Portage Info Posted by:	cowboymac12
Difficulty Rating:	Rating 4 (scale of 1 to 10 from easiest to hardest)
Maintenance Rating	Rating 4 (scale of 1 to 5 from poorly maintained to well maintained)
Entry Point:	J - Saganaga Lake
Approximate Date of Visit:	08/09/2007
Portage Notes:	A look at the staircase BigPaddle mentions; I am heading west down the hill toward Ottertrack Lake. Given its length and the elevation change, it was not too difficult, and there is a lot of space for larger groups to take a rest and not hinder other portagers (and one large group had several members doing just that). Only drawback is the route's popularity; there was quite a traffic jam in both directions at the dock on the East side.

Member Comment 10 - (posted on 09/25/2007)

Portage Info Posted by:	gc428
Difficulty Rating:	Rating 3 (scale of 1 to 10 from easiest to hardest)
Maintenance Rating	Rating 4 (scale of 1 to 5 from poorly maintained to well maintained)
Entry Point:	12 - Little Vermilion Lake (Crane Lake)
Approximate Date of Visit:	06/10/2007
Portage Notes:	Nice walk through the woods. Here's a picture of the dock end (North)

Member Comment 11 - (posted on 12/05/2006)

Portage Info Posted by:	bigpaddle
Difficulty Rating:	Rating 2 (scale of 1 to 10 from easiest to hardest)
Entry Point:	-
Approximate Date of Visit:	06/18/2004
Portage Notes:	EASY, delightful Monument portage. West side has a relatively steep "staircase" going up towards the east. Landing on the East side is literally a dock. the U.S./canadian markers are neat to see.