Portagr

Interactive map of the Gaskin Lake to Henson Lake portage, showing the trail drawn between its two landings and the water on either end. The portage's length, difficulty and the written description of the carry are given in text below the map.

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Portage · BWCA

Gaskin Lake to Henson Lake

The 92-rod portage between Gaskin Lake and Henson Lake is moderately difficult.

ModerateDifficulty · 3 of 5
92 rodsDistance · 0.3 mi

Elevation map

Gaskin Lake → Henson Lake

↑ 82 ft
Climbing
↓ 82 ft
Descending
1,896 ft
Gaskin Lake
1,896 ft
Henson Lake

Trail detail

Recorded by the Forest Service in the national trails dataset.

GradeSteepness along the trail
+0–5%

Routes across this portage

LoopChallenging

Brule Lake to Cherokee Loop

# Brule Lake to Cherokee Loop ## Overview The Brule Lake to Cherokee Loop begins and ends at Entry Point 41 on Brule Lake,…

3–5 days35.8 miHeavy portage
Brule Lake · Tofte
LoopChallenging

Poplar Lake Loop

The Poplar Lake Loop begins and ends from Poplar Lake, the route travels west and south through a long chain of interior lake…

3–5 days26.4 miHeavy portage
Skipper & Portage Lakes ·
LoopModerate

Meeds Lake Loop

The Meeds Lake Loop is a Boundary Waters loop route that begins and ends at EP 48 (Meeds Lake), with the put-in reached by pa…

3–4 days12.8 miHeavy portage
Meeds Lake · Tofte

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