Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: portages and campsites :: ? looking for info on north portage out of Boulder
|
Author | Message Text | ||
Exo |
Cross the creek here (was very cold water/possibly spring-fed) and climb that hill. Continue on till you get to a T-intersection. Go left to Cap and right to Ledge. The entire north-south portage was somewhat overgrown with vegetation touching you on each side. From Cap or Ledge, the T intersection going to Boulder could be tough to identify. The beginning of the trail south is on top of a granite ridge with a steep but short drop-off on the west side of the ridge. Some maps show a portage further west along that creek. I didn't try it as I have read that many got lost/there was no portage. Total portage length from Boulder to Cap: 335 rods / 1 mile. Difficulty: Moderate ass-kicker. |
||
boonie |
I finally made it here; came from Cap to Boulder. Lesser used portages, a little overgrown. It's a moderate climb to the top, probably around 3/8 mile. The turn to Boulder was easy to see. I would say the section from there to Boulder is definitely longer than 135 rods, probably closer to a mile. It is a steep drop to the creek - reminiscent of the Muskeg-Kiskadinna "wall". Would be an awkward climb with the canoe. At the bottom, it's best to just go ahead and wade across the creek - knee to mid-thigh deep (I have short legs :)). Trail was fairly clear, one small blowdown easy to maneuver around. |
||
mocha |
|
||
boonie |
Thinking about a loop out of Kawishiwi through Beaver, Adams, Boulder, Ledge, and back to Malberg and out to Kawishiwi. |
||
boonie |
|