BWCA Portage 481 (Ima to Hatchet)

A little hill, a few rocks, and yes, there is a good amount of traffic through here. We were moving fast to try to get a nice site on Ima. The western landing is a tricky one with a drop off

The Ima landing is literally a 'hole in the wall'! But still, it's a reasonably decent, though tight, landing. The trail is not overly difficult yet is still a decent climb over a boulder strewn path.

Wasn't exactly sure if the landing was the right spot or not, coming off of Hatchet, and found that the Ima side landing sucked. Some slippery rocks, not a lot of good footing, and it's small with only enough room for a single canoe. I liked this portage a lot though, it was quite a beautiful walk with varied terrain and foliage.

I traversed this on a cold, windy day in 1992. the portage was uneventful, but getting off the shore on IdA in a solo canoe with whitecaps coming in was quite the trick.

Entry from Ima side was small and difficult to spot on a windy day. Short uphill on some slippery stones as you leave the water. The remainder is unremarkable.

Traversed this one several times over the years. Unremarkable, except that the Ima side is very narrow and is difficult to spot from the lake. Can be very congested during peak season.