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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Winter Camping and Activities Dog Sled Trails |
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10/31/2015 09:37AM
Anyone know of any that get used every year?
Once I get a good listing of known trails I will add it to the Winter Entry Points thread.
"It is more important to live for the possibilities that lie ahead than to die in despair over what has been lost." -Barry Lopez
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10/31/2015 11:38AM
There are usually trails on Moose going to Knife and Basswood,and across Snowbank. I am not sure about up the Gunflint but there is a guy named Eric that does dogsledding out of Bearskin lodge. I want to check with him about a trip this winter.
"If you don't like my fire then don't come around, cause I'm gonna burn one down"-----Ben Harper
12/07/2015 01:16PM
The main trails out of the ely area are:
Fall Lake to Basswood via 4mile portage
Moose lake to Basswood (through Found and Manomin)
Moose lake to Knife (through Ensign, Vera, and portage lakes) -- this route has a number of "winter portages" so check with the USDS before going
Snowbank to Ima (through dissapointment, muzzle, kobe, and alworth)
Snowbank to Thomas (through dissapointment, muzzle, Kobe, then through a drainage system into Thomas)
I would check with the USFS or talk with one of the local mushers that could mark them all on a map for you.
Fall Lake to Basswood via 4mile portage
Moose lake to Basswood (through Found and Manomin)
Moose lake to Knife (through Ensign, Vera, and portage lakes) -- this route has a number of "winter portages" so check with the USDS before going
Snowbank to Ima (through dissapointment, muzzle, kobe, and alworth)
Snowbank to Thomas (through dissapointment, muzzle, Kobe, then through a drainage system into Thomas)
I would check with the USFS or talk with one of the local mushers that could mark them all on a map for you.
01/10/2016 07:03PM
Thanks for all the info. Any new routes past what has been mentioned? Thanks much.
"It is more important to live for the possibilities that lie ahead than to die in despair over what has been lost." -Barry Lopez
01/10/2016 07:12PM
My McKenzie maps have many (all?) of the winter trails marked. Perhaps not all of these are current, or active. Perhaps you can let us know what you find out in comparison to those.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." -- Yogi Berra
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