Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Travel Time from Mudro EP?
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TomP |
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joeandali |
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Wombeeevernons |
We left Mudro parking lot at first light in july and made it to the falls just after lunch. We double portaged, took our time, fished on the way there (once the horse river gets thick with reeds the fishing got great!). Only issue was walking the canoe thru the low water areas of the river. Easy for the first person holding onto the canoe for balance. Not so much for the second person, cannot see bottom due to it being stirred up, and no canoe for balance makes an interesting walk! Good Luck to ya! WV's |
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Bushman |
Too much good scenery. Also watch out for the rocks hidden just under the water as your entering the small bay that leads into the Horse River. If you're banking on finding a campsite near the falls on your first day it may not pan out for you. Not much in the way of options either because Horse lake is usually packed as well. I started going out to Jackfish Bay via the Range River. Lot's of campsites on the way to both the upper and lower falls on Basswood. Not to say it can't be done quicker than 4 hours ish but just be prepared to paddle a little farther if there are no sites near LBF. |
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Noslen |
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walleyejunky |
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Tomcat |
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LetsGoFishing |
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schweady |
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timatkn |
Tomcat: "August 2023 travel time from campsite 1546 near Lower Basswood Falls to EP 23 Mudro took two of us in one canoe single portaging about 3 1/2 hours. It was our exit day, the water level was low and we were trying to beat the rain. " Similar experience for my wife and I. I’d say we are good portagers, average paddlers. The key here is this is on the way out…after a week in The Quetico. We had our muscle memory going and were in better portaging shape. On the way in I’d say 5-6 hours to be conservative. Of course wind/lightning is going to change that to longer. T |
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plander |
- 8.9 miles of paddling. - 1.6 miles of portages made up of 8 marked portages. - If Horse River is low there may be an additional portage or two. - Low water levels on Horse River may slow you down some. - Water flows from Horse Lake to Basswood River. |