Boundary Waters Canoe Area Western Region

Boundary Waters Canoe Area: Western Region

by Robert Beymer

This classic guide along with its companion, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Eastern Region has been the trusted source for 30+ years on where to go in the BWCA Wilderness with its more than one thousand lakes. Now fully updated, it's the go-to guide to the 1200 miles of canoe routes and 154 miles of portage trails in the wilderness.

This guide describes 27 entry points in the western part of the BWCAW - those accessible near Ely from the Echo Trail, from the Fernberg Road and from State Highway 1. For each entry point, both a short and a long route are described with all the information you'll need, including:

• Complete trip data
• Total distance and time
• Difficulty
• Required Fisher maps
• Permit and quota requirements

Added bonus: Lake index for fishing covers the 185 lakes that lie on routes described in this book.

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