Portagr

Interactive map of the Sawbill Lake to Alton 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

Sawbill Lake to Alton Lake

The 29-rod portage between Sawbill Lake and Alton Lake is easy.

EasyDifficulty · 1 of 5
29 rodsDistance · 479 ft

Elevation map

Sawbill Lake → Alton Lake

↑ 4 ft
Climbing
↓ 10 ft
Descending
1,814 ft
Sawbill Lake
1,808 ft
Alton Lake

Trail detail

Recorded by the Forest Service in the national trails dataset.

GradeSteepness along the trail
+10–12%

Routes across this portage

Point-to-PointChallenging

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Dent Lake Loop

23.9 miHeavy portage
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Lady Chain Route

22.1 miHeavy portage
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