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Woodland Caribou Portage 20152 (Talon)

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Approximate Length:
364m

Lakes:

Climb/Descent Meters:
48

"Hilliness" Index
132

# of Comments:
1

On 11/26/2025 12:15:18 PM, Matt Long said:
Visit Date:
8/18/2025

This portage burned in 2021 during the KEN051 forest fire. I last saw this portage in 2020 and it was an easy walk in a beautiful forest. Now it is burned up and required a few hours to clear with a handsaw to make it passable. I am not sure the last time a Park crew cleared it with chainsaws, but it seems to be a few years. The undergrowth is growing back thick and fast covering up the trail. The lack of use is also not helping. I found the south entrance especially overgrown, but is much better now.
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north entrance to Talon portage looking northeast
north entrance to Talon portage looking northeast by Matt Long
8/18/2025
Overgrown portage trail looking southwest
Overgrown portage trail looking southwest by Matt Long
8/18/2025
Low water year on the Talon River looking upstream from south portage entrance
Low water year on the Talon River looking upstream from south portage entrance by Matt Long
8/18/2025
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