A Quetico Solo

by Tom Pinkerton
August, 2008


Day 1 Day 1 - Travel to Moose Lake
Sunday, August 3
Day 2 Day 2 - Prairie Portage and Louisa Lake
Monday, August 4
11.2 miles, 7 portages
Day 3 Day 3 - Louisa Lake to Fauquier Lake
Tuesday, August 5
8 miles, 3 portages
Day 4 Day 4 - Fauquier Lake to Glacier Lake
Wednesday, August 6
6.1 miles, 7 portages
Day 5 Day 5 - Glacier Lake to Wet Lake
Thursday, August 7
9 miles, 3 portages
Day 6 Day 6 - East Falls Chain
Friday, August 8
5.4 miles, 6 portages (day trip)
Day 7 Day 7 - Wet Lake to Kawnipi Lake
Saturday, August 9
17.3 miles, 4 portages
Day 8 Day 8 - Kawnipi Lake
Sunday, August 10
(no mileage recorded, no portages)
Day 9 Day 9 - Kawnipi Lake
Monday, August 11
(no mileage recorded, no portages)
Day 10 Day 10 - Kawnipi Lake to Kahshahpiwi Lake
Tuesday, August 12
15.5 miles, 6 portages
Day 11 Day 11 - Trant Lake
Wednesday, August 13
8.7 miles, 4 portages (day trip)
Day 12 Day 12 - Kahshahpiwi Lake to Robinson Lake
Thursday, August 14
15.5 miles, 8 portages
Day 13 Day 13 - Robinson Lake
Friday, August 15
(no mileage, no portages)
Day 14 Day 14 - Robinson Lake
Saturday, August 16
(no mileage, no portages)
Day 15 Day 15 - Robinson Lake
Sunday, August 17
(no mileage, no portages)
Day 16 Day 16 - Robinson Lake to Basswood Lake
Monday, August 18
13.4 miles, 6 portages
Day 17 Day 17 - Basswood Lake to Birch Lake
Tuesday, August 19
11.8 miles, 1 portage
Day 18 Day 18 - Birch Lake
Wednesday, August 20
(no mileage, no portages)
Day 19 Day 19 - Birch Lake to Moose Lake and Out
Thursday, August 21
7 miles, 0 portages

Trip Totals:
129 miles, 55 portages

Route map of entire trip (click to enlarge)
A Quetico Solo Copyright 2008 Tom Pinkerton