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Visit the Rose Lk Cliffs on the BRT
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Ed Solstad
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Aug 13, 2009 08:36 PDT
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We still have one space available on this weekend's recon trip on the
Clearwater to Loon Lks portion of the Border Route Trail.
This trip will take in the quintessential BRT views from the Rose Lake
Cliffs!
If you've never been there and you have the weekend free, you owe it to
yourself to jump at this chance to check out the best scenics on the
entire NCT. We're forever optimistic, that the Arrowhead Re-route will
eventually be approved. We'll be doing four day hikes split up between
two groups. The primary purpose is to inventory maintenance needs such
as dead-falls, brush, encroaching sapplings, etc. The Saturday portion
will involve canoeing to and from Stairway Portage as a means of
accessing the middle of the Clearwater to South Lake Trail portion.
If you live in the area, you're welcome to join us for one or both days,
keep in mind that the Rose Lk Cliffs portion will be done on Saturday.
If you live in the Twin Cities or in the Duluth area, you can join our
car-pool going up on Friday evening.
We provide breakfasts and lunches as well as transportation & the
handling of canoe rental.
Saturday night dinner will be at the Red Paddle Bistro at Gunflint Lodge.
We'll be car-camping on the Cross River near the Gunflint Tr.
See below for the recon details that were sent out earlier. If you're
interested, please get back to me by 10PM tonight at 612-822-0569 or
esol-@pressenter.com.
Thanks,
Ed Solstad
Border Route Trail Association.
Hello All,
We're looking for a few good people for a weekend of wilderness
day-hiking and canoeing on the BWCAW section of the Border Route Trail.
Now that we have your interest, please read on.
After receiving reports on the less than ideal condition of the
wilderness section of the Border Route Trail, we've decided that we
really need to send out a reconnaissance trip in order to accurately
asses the situation ourselves. While this trip is not for the casual
day-hiker who loathes roughing it, neither do we require you to be a
graduate of Marine Corp Recruit Depot, Parris Island - although that
might not be a bad thing judging from some of the reports that we've
seen. Still interested? See below for further details.
In order to get a first hand idea of the condition of the Wilderness
section of the Border Route Trail between Clearwater and Loon Lakes We'd
like to take a reconnaissance trip the weekend of August 15th and 16th.
The plan is to do this as a series of day hikes and to spot a canoe or
canoes at Stairway Portage in order to have a reasonable hiking distance
per day. (See below for details) The ideal trip size would be 4 people
but we could possibly accommodate as many as 8. Participants should be
in sufficiently good physical shape to be able to hike up to 9 miles on
trails that have an unknown amount of deadfalls and brush. GPS
experience would be helpful as we want to create records of what needs
to be done where. The plan is to leave Friday night and return on Sunday
night. We could also go up for 3 to 4 days if people were interested.
Trip cost would be no more than $49/person.
The below info is also available as an Excel spreadsheet if it ends up
too garbled in the email body.
Thanks much,
Ed Solstad
612-822-0569
esol-@pressenter.com
Proposed May 15 & 16 BRT Reconnaissance Trip: Clearwater Lake to Loon Lk
Day 1,Team 1: BRT from Long Portage to Stairway Portage plus Daniels Lk Tr
Leave car 1 @ Clearwater Lodge.
Hike in to Stairway Portage & pickup canoe stashed by team 2.
Canoe out from Stairway Portage via Duncan & Bearskin Lks.
Return canoe to Hungry Jack Outfitters and pickup car 2.
Drive car 2 to Clearwater Lodge to retrieve car 1.
Pick up Team 2 Rockwood Lodge.
Int Mi Trail Description of sub-section
1.00 Daniels Lk Tr Clearwater Rd to BWCAW boundary
2.00 Daniels Lk Tr BWCAW boundary to Long Portage (BRT)
1.35 Long Portage Daniels Lk Tr Junc to Rose Lk end of Long Portage
4.35 < Danials Lk Access Trail & Long Portage
0.47 BRT Rose Lk end of Long Portage to E. Rose Lk Campsite
0.64 BRT E. Rose Lk Campsite to W. Rose Lk Campsite
1.81 BRT W. Rose Lk Campsite to Caribou Tr Junc
0.04 BRT Caribou Tr Junc to Strairway Portage
2.96 < BRT
7.31 < Total Hiking Mileage
2.00 < Canoeing Distance
0.25 < Portage Distance (77 rods)
Day 1, Team 2: BRT from South Lk Tr to Stairway Portage plus South Lk Tr
Leave car 2 @ Hungry Jack Outfitters.
Canoe in to Stairway Portage via Bearskin and Duncan Lks.
Stash canoe for pickup by team 1.
Hike west on BRT past Rose Lk Cliffs.
Check Partridge Lk Campsite Tr and continue to South Lk Tr.
Follow the South Lk Trail to the Poplar Lk Trailhead.
Wait at Rockwood Lodge to be picked up by Team 1.
Int Mi Trail Description of sub-section
2.20 South Lk Tr Gunflint Trailhead to BWCAW boundary
1.10 South Lk Tr BWCAW boundary to BRT
3.30 < South Lk Access Tr
0.00 BRT South Lk Tr Junction
1.22 BRT South Lk Tr Junc to Partridge Lk Campsite Junc
0.30 Partridge Lk Campsite Spur BRT to Partridge Lk campsite
0.30 Partridge Lk Campsite Spur Partridge Lk campsite to BRT
0.67 BRT Partridge Lk campsite junc to Rose Lk cliffs
1.86 BRT Rose Lk Cliffs to Stairway Portage
4.35 < BRT
7.65 < Total Hiking Mileage
Day 2, Team 1: BRT from South Lk Tr to Topper Lk Tr plus Topper Lk
Cutoff & Mucker Lk Trails
Pick up Car 2 at the Crab Lk Tr Loon Lk Rd Trailhead.
Leave both cars 1 & 2 @ the Mucker Lk Mayhew Lk Rd Trailhead.
Hike in on Mucker Lk Tr to the Junc w/BRT and continue east to the South
Lk Tr.
Turn around and hike back west on the BRT.
Check out Sock Lk Campsite spur.
Continue west on the BRT.
Turn left at the Topper Lk Cutoff back to the Mucker Lk Tr.
Turn right back to the Mayhew Lk Rd Trailhead.
Drive car 1 back to our campsite.
0.00 Mucker Lk Tr Mucker Lk Tr Mayhew Lk Trailhead
0.60 Mucker Lk Tr Mucker Lk Tr Trailhead to Topper Lk Cutoff Tr
1.70 Mucker Lk Tr Topper Lk Cutoff Tr to BRT
1.15 BRT Mucker Lk Tr Junc to South Lk Tr Junc
1.15 BRT South Lk Tr Junc back to Mucker Lk Tr Junc
1.04 BRT Mucker Lk Tr Junc to Sock Lk Campsite Junc
0.65 BRT BRT to Sock Lk Campsite Junc
0.20 Sock Lk Campsite Spur BRT to Sock Lk Campsite
0.20 Sock Lk Campsite Spur Sock Lk Campsite back to BRT
0.81 BRT Sock Lk Campsite Junc to Topper Lk Cutoff Junc
0.30 Topper Lk Cutoff Tr BRT to Mucker Lk Tr
0.60 Mucker Lk Tr Topper Lk Cutoff Junc back to Mucker Lk Tr Mayhew Lk
Trailhead
8.40 < Total Hiking Mileage
Day 2, Team 2: BRT from Topper Lk Cutoff Tr to Crab Lk Cutoff plus Crab
Lk Cutoff
Start at the Crab Lk Tr Loon Lk Rd Trailhead.
Hike east to the Crab Lk Cutoff and turn right to follow it to the
junction with the BRT.
Hike west to the BWCAW boundary, then turn around and head back east and
continue to the Topper Lk Cutoff Tr.
Turn right and then right again on the Mucker Lk Trail.
Follow this to the Mucker Lk Tr Mayhew Lk Trailhead.
Pickup car 2 @ for the drive back to our campsite.
0.00 Mucker Lk Tr Mucker Lk Tr Mayhew Lk Trailhead
0.60 Mucker Lk Tr Mucker Lk Tr Trailhead to Topper Lk Cutoff Tr
0.30 Topper Lk Cutoff Tr BRT to Mucker Lk Tr
0.81 BRT Topper Lk Cutoff Junc to Topper Lk Campsite
0.06 BRT Topper Lk Campsite to Topper/ South Lk Portage
1.49 BRT Topper/ South Lk Portage to Crab Lk Tr Junc
0.78 BRT Crab Lk Tr Junc to Crab Lk Cutoff Tr Junc
0.16 BRT Crab Lk Cutoff Tr Junc to BWCAW boundary
0.16 BRT BWCAW boundary back to Crab Lk Cutoff Tr Junc
0.4 Crab Lk Cutoff Tr BRT to Crab Lk Tr
1.9 Crab Lk Tr Crab Lk Cutoff to Crab Lk Tr Loon Lk Trailhead
6.66 < Total Hiking Mileage
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