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BWCA Portage 482 (Hoe to Makwa)

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Approximate Length:
376m (75 rods)

Lakes:

Climb/Descent Meters:
25.7

"Hilliness" Index
68

# of Comments:
1

On 9/21/2026 2:24:12 PM, eagle98mn said:
Visit Date:
9/19/2026

Up and over in thick brush. Coming from the west, I wondered if there would be a way to cut through the nearby campsite to the portage out of Makwa. There wasn't. So we loaded our canoe, paddled a minute and jumped back out.
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