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This is a scenic trip that shows some very diverse areas of the BWCAW. It begins on a chain of lakes that allow motorboats. After passing through these lakes, the trip will enjoy the famous “Boarder Lakes” which form the boundary between the United States and Canada. These lakes are noted for their deep and clear water, and the rolling hills that surround them. The route will give participants the opportunity to travel a great distance and be challenged by portages and distance traveled.
This fifty-eight-mile journey starts on Moose Lake and ventures northeast into Newfound Lake and portages into Birch Lake. Once across Birch Lake you will venture into a series of short and picturesque portages that lead into Knife Lake. You will experience Isles of Pine where Dorothy Molter (the Root Beer Lady) lived as the last permanent resident of the BWCAW. After paddling a few miles up Knife Lake we will enjoy some favorite campsites of the camp. Taking a trip up Thunder Point (a cliff about 150 feet above the lake) is definitely a high point of the trip. From there you will paddle the South Arm of Knife Lake and come to the wonderful views of Eddy Falls. From the falls you will portage into Eddy Lake and through the Kekakabic Ponds chain. You will then enter the massive and beautiful Kekakabic Lake with its towering topography of cliffs surrounding it. You will pass through Spoon, Pickle and Bonnie Lakes before traveling back into Knife Lake, then south into Vera Lake and Ensign Lake. Finally, we will back track through Newfound Lake and to the landing at Moose Lake.