Portagr

Interactive map of the Heritage Lake to Shell 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

Heritage Lake to Shell Lake

The 33-rod portage between Heritage Lake and Shell Lake is of average difficulty. It runs slightly uphill from Heritage Lake to Shell Lake.

AverageDifficulty · 2 of 5
33 rodsDistance · 0.1 mi

Elevation map

Heritage Lake → Shell Lake

↑ 30 ft
Climbing
↓ 0 ft
Descending
1,253 ft
Heritage Lake
1,283 ft
Shell Lake

Trail detail

Recorded by the Forest Service in the national trails dataset.

GradeSteepness along the trail
+0–5%
Cross slopeSideways tilt underfoot
0%

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