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Fri - SunMay 2 - May 42025

Trail Maintenance-Border Route Trail — Gunflint Lake, MN

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Spring is approaching quickly and so are the trail maintenance trips on the Border Route Trail (a unit of the NPS’s North Country National Scenic Trail).  This trip will focus on the non-wilderness west end which is a 17 mile section near Gunflint Lake.  The non-wilderness section of trail maintenance is done with the following …

Coordinator(s):
Pam T - jrtpdk11@gmail.com - (217) 248-0072
Gary C - grc70mn@gmail.com - (651) 470-2531

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Fri - MonMay 9 - May 122025

Trail Maintenance — South Lake Trail-BWCA, MN

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This is a wilderness trail maintenance trip on the South Lakes Trail using hand tools to clear dead fall and brush. We will have a meet and great dinner at Trail Center Lodge on Poplar Lake  7611 Gunflint Trail at 5:30 Friday May 9th.  After dinner we have a short drive and stay at Rockwood …

Coordinator(s):
Chris F - CSFOTHERGILL@GMAIL.COM - (952) 807-6688

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Fri - SunMay 16 - May 182025

Trail Maintenance-Border Route Trail — McFarland Lake , MN

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A spring maintenance trip is planned on the east end of the Border Route Trail Friday, May 16 thru Sunday, May 18. This is hiking and trail maintenance on the Border Route Trail, a segment of the North Country National Trail, on the eastern edge of the BWCA Wilderness area.  We will car camp (tents) …

Coordinator(s):
Gary C - grc70mn@gmail.com - (651) 470-2531
Pam T - jrtpdk11@gmail.com - (217) 248-0072

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Fri - SunMay 16 - May 182025

Border route trail clearing — BWCA wilderness, MN

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Border Route Trail:  spring clearing trip Arrive:  Thursday May 15 for early start May16     Depart:  Sunday May 18 Hold your spot deposit of $25 required. I am planning a wilderness trail clearing trip to the Watap Lake area of the BRT.  We will canoe in and base camp at the western most camp site on …

Coordinator(s):
steven b - stevenbusch1953@gmail.com - (952) 658-9978

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Thu - MonMay 22 - May 262025

Trail Maintenance — Border Route Trail-East Partridge Lake, MN

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We will arrive Thursday evening, convening at the Rockwood Lodge bunkhouse. Friday morning around 8am, we will embark on a five-mile backpacking trip to the eastern shore of Partridge Lake to establish our base camp. This location provides optimal access to a remote section of the trail. After spending two days trail clearing, we will …

Coordinator(s):
John T - johnwtaylor3@gmail.com - (612) 578-6024

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