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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: 3-4 day trip going out on Moose Lake
 
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3rdtripsthecharm
05/09/2024 11:11AM
 
I'm planning a trip for early September this year, I'm looking for some advice for where to go if I'm going to enter on Moose Lake entry point 25. We're going with three first timers and, for two of us, this will be our third trip.
 
soundguy0918
05/09/2024 11:59AM
 
Very short paddle to the Wind Lake portage, you could get to Wind Bay on the south end of Basswood easily on the first day. Some excellent campsites around Wind Bay.
 
JohnGalt
05/10/2024 01:24PM
 
Wind Lake is a solid recommendation, easy to get to & it is pretty in September (likely to see some beautiful fog over the water in the mornings). Birch Lake & Ensign are solid choices as well, a bit longer paddle to reach though easy enough to accomplish in one day. Knife Lake, while possible to reach in one day, would be a long travel day & many folks I've encountered break this up into two days as the stretch from Birch to Knife can take a decent amount of time, especially as a novice (if the trip was longer it would be more reasonable though I'd be wary that the first day traveling to Knife would wipe you out). Much of the season Birch & Ensign are pretty packed though in September you shouldn't have any problem finding an open site.
 
Frenchy
05/10/2024 06:03AM
 
You could easily make Knife lake and have many options for day trips from there.
 
billconner
05/09/2024 06:17PM
 
Good recommendations. Depending on group base on Wind and day trip into Basswood or camp I'm last night on Basswood and paddle back through PP.
 
walleyejunky
05/10/2024 09:27AM
 
Ensign or Birch Lake would be nice for an easy 3-4 day trip off of Moose Lake.
 
HowardSprague
05/09/2024 05:17PM
 
Wind Lake itself is very nice as well.