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BWCA Portage 103 (North Hegman to Little Bass)

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Approximate Length:
742m (148 rods)

Lakes:

Climb/Descent Meters:
35.5

"Hilliness" Index
48

# of Comments:
4

On 3/19/2023 2:19:12 PM, Riley Smith said:
Visit Date:
3/18/2023

Visiting during winter, I didn't experience any of the maladies plaguing the people before. We first tried to take a trail that looked like a portage a little north of this one before searching a bit longer. Once we found this one, it was easy to follow. The Little Bass end runs into a swamp and the trail looked like it goes around.
On 10/3/2022 2:02:04 PM, nTn said:
Visit Date:
10/2/2022

This portage was stunning on a dry, sunny, fall day. The terrain itself isn't bad, but there are 2 up & down sections, which means you have some climbing to do in both directions. Like anything, it would be more challenging when wet. Landing on N. Hegman side is tiny.
On 5/31/2021 9:23:40 PM, noodle said:
Visit Date:
5/27/2021

The portage does reroute northeast at the east end due to a marsh. It's good that you'll always cross west-to-east first, because finding the portage coming from Little Bass would be nigh impossible without recognizing where you came out. Also, ticks; each time we crossed we had a dozen or more ticks on us, unlike almost every other portage we've done.
On 10/23/2017 10:10:51 AM, turtlepaddles@yahoo.com said:
Visit Date:
10/19/2017

East end (Little Bass Lk) actually re-routes to the northeast slightly, apparently due to an un-navigable mucky area caused by lower water levels.
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