Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Favorite 5 day trips?
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Wables |
This is a great route! |
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gymcoachdon |
Day 1 starts with 1.5 mile portage to the river. It is a very nice path, no issues, just take plenty of water or you will have to filter out of the river. Should take about 4 to 6 hours to get to Stuart Lake, but it is a really nice river paddle with several beaver dams. Stuart Lake is very pretty with 2 great campsites. Many like the island near the fall into the lake, I prefer the site across from the portage to the Dahlgren River. Day 2 relax on Stuart Lake. Good walleye and Pike fishing, but if it is slow, you must at least walk the portage to the Dahlgren River. It goes through a very old stand of huge pines, and follows the outflow from Stuart over a couple small falls, including a really nice one right at the end. Take your lunch with you, and eat at the falls. Day 3 you will be glad you rested yesterday if you decide to head up to Iron Lake through Fox, Rush, and Dark lakes. The first portage is the toughest, and could be really tough if it hasn't been cleared recently. The others are pretty straight forward, and the reward is coming on to Iron lake heading straight toward the nicest site, a 5 star on the island in the middle. Good luck finding it open! Iron has some great fishing, but if this seems tough, you can always head up the Dahlgren river to Boulder bay of Lac LaCroix on Day 3 Instead. Day 4 will have you traveling from Iron, through the bottle portage to Lac LaCroix, then down towards Lake Agnes to set you up for an easier exit. If you chose the Boulder bay option, you could stay another night there, it will add about 2 hours to your last day. Day 5 will be traveling up the Nina Moose River to Nina Moose Lake, then up the Moose River to the exit. I used an outfitter, and they had me drop my car off at Moose River, then drove me back to Launch at the Stuart EP. You could also leave a cheap bike at Moose, (chain it to a tree in the woods) and one of you ride it to the car you left at Stuart entry. It actually isn't too far to walk/jog if someone is in shape! (note that I paid the outfitter!) |
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Michwall2 |
Entry 54 - Seagull Lake - Day 1 to Ogishkemuncie, Day 2 to South Arm of Knife, Day 3 Layover, Day 4 back to Ogish or go to Alpine. Day 5 Out. Entry 47 - Lizz Lake - Relaxed - Day 1 to Horseshoe, Day 2 to Winchell, Day 3 to Ogema or Henson, Day 4 back to Horseshoe, Day 5 out. Entry 47 - Lizz Lake - More aggressive - Day 1 to Gaskin, Day 2 to Long Island Lake, Day 3 Layover, Day 4 to Banadad, Day 5 Out via Skipper. Entry 37 - Kawishiwi Lake - Relaxed - Get a shuttle from Sawbill Outfitter to Kawishiwi Lake, Lady Lakes Chain - Day 1 to Polly Lake, Day 2 to Phoebe or Grace Lake, Day 3 Layover, Day 4 to Alton or Kelso Lake, Day 5 Out to Sawbill. Entry 37 - Kawishiwi Lake - Day 1 Kawishiwi to Polly Lake, Day 2 Polly Lake to Adams/Boulder Lake (Solitude and fishing) - Day 3 Lay Over, Day 4 Adams to Polly Lake, Day 5 Out to Kawishiwi Lake. Have a great trip. |
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DownStrm |
Captn Tony: "A couple of ideas Thanks for the advice. I just booked EP57 Magnetic Lake on June 21 to the Granite River for my first solo. |
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unshavenman |
Wables: " Wables route is what I was going to recommend, although I did it without the Ramshead Lake detour. |
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Captn Tony |
Granite River Water Falls, some fast water, portages not too bad, decent fishing, big lakes, small lakes, river paddling. Medium crowds by bdwca standards. Snow bank, Disappointment, Ima. Water Fall at Cattyman Lake plus a lot of different kinds of lakes to paddle through very busy however by bwca standards. |
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cburton103 |
The solitude would be fairly good by bwca standards outside of most of your first and last days, but you’ll have the option for more private/remote lakes for all four of your campsites. I’ve seen all of these lakes except Fire Lake, and it’s a very pretty and varied route! |
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Wables |
unshavenman: "Wables: " That was the itinerary I left my wife. I skipped Ramshead, too, as I ran into a group south of oyster who said the algae was so bad it plugged their filters. Spent the last night on Nina Moose instead. |
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ddccaarr |
My family and I are looking for a good 5 day/4 night BWCAW trip during the first week of August. (Late 40s for parents, 2 boys 12 and 15). We are experienced in the backcountry but not a ton of BWCAW trips. We are comfortable canoeing and spend a decent amount of time on the water. We had a great trip in 2017 (Sawbill/Temperance/Cherokee Loop). I think I would rank it as 1) solitude, 2) scenery and 3) fishing. We don't necessarily want to push too much (I know that can get in the in way of the solitude part.) We are really open to any region. Thanks! |