Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Gabbro entry point on maps is wrong
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Ohiopikeman |
The maps were wrong back in 1997 and showed the portage on the East side. I remember hunting unsuccessfully for that portage for quite a while when we saw some people show up at the portage on the West side of the bay. I too remember thinking "how can this be marked wrong on the map" since it is an entry portage on a popular lake. Dave |
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maxxbhp |
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Dbor |
Did they move the entry point and just not change it on maps? |
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tumblehome |
I looked at the map on this site and yes, it is way off! I was told that it was there at some point many decades ago. I have been into Gabbro many times and it is still hard to find the portage when I return. Often times a portage is easily seen from a distance but there is something about the layout of that portage landing that makes it invisible unless you are right on it. |
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schweady |
Somewhere between the trips we took out of there in 2001 and 2005, it was changed. The new portage now begins at N47 50.893 W91 38.146 and ends at N47 51.331 W91 37.780. |
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billconner |
See what others say, but I do see some room for confusion. |
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marsonite |
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HayRiverDrifter |
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x2jmorris |
maxxbhp: "Also, the length varies from 105 to 240 depending on what map you have. " Always a fun surprise when something is off by that much |
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GopherAdventure |
x2jmorris: "maxxbhp: "Also, the length varies from 105 to 240 depending on what map you have. " I’ve burned many hours searching for portages in the wrong spots...I’d like to think most of the time it was the maps fault, but I’d say around 1/2 of them were mistakes on my end. After a while, it gets less annoying and more like an adventure. I typically have a good laugh when I finally find it...sometimes it was right under my nose and I laugh because I didn’t see it right in front of me. Other times I laugh because it’s on the other side of the bay! Then I laugh and say “wtf!” Maps don’t get updated that much and the bays, rivers, creeks and what not are constantly changing. Surprised to see one incorrectly marked right at an EP though. Tony |
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sylvesterii |
It is listed as 200 rods on the Fisher and 173 on the True North. |