BWCA routesFrost River Loop
- 28 mi
- Total distance
- 22 mi
- Paddling
- 32
- Portages · 1,973 rods
The portages
33 carries, 1,973 rods total.
| Portage | Rods | Climb |
|---|---|---|
| Tuscarora Lake → Missing Link Lake difficult | 386 | +266 ft |
| Round Lake → Missing Link Lake difficult | 166 | +177 ft |
| Missing Link Lake → Round Lake difficult | 166 | +65 ft |
| Frost Lake → Octopus Lakecarry 1 of 2 difficult | 139 | +90 ft |
| Gordon Lake → Unload Lake difficult | 135 | +68 ft |
| Missing Link Lake → Snipe Lake difficult | 110 | +33 ft |
| Whipped Lake → Mora Lake moderate | 100 | +40 ft |
| Owl Lake → Tuscarora Lake moderate | 76 | +53 ft |
| Snipe Lake → Rib Lakecarry 2 of 2 moderate | 69 | +62 ft |
| Snipe Lake → Rib Lakecarry 1 of 2 moderate | 63 | +10 ft |
| Long Island Lake → Gordon Lake moderate | 58 | +62 ft |
| Crooked Lake → Owl Lake moderate | 55 | +31 ft |
| Pencil Lake → Afton Lakecarry 1 of 6 moderate | 48 | +39 ft |
| Tarry Lake → Crooked Lake moderate | 43 | +13 ft |
| Unload Lake → Frost Lake moderate | 40 | +32 ft |
| Rib Lake → Lower George Lake moderate | 35 | +20 ft |
| Karl Lake → Long Island Lake moderate | 32 | +68 ft |
| Octopus Lake → Chase Lakecarry 4 of 4 easy | 32 | +16 ft |
| Octopus Lake → Chase Lakecarry 3 of 4 moderate | 31 | — |
| Pencil Lake → Afton Lakecarry 2 of 6 easy | 26 | — |
| Octopus Lake → Chase Lakecarry 2 of 4 easy | 25 | — |
| Afton Lake → Fente Lake easy | 20 | — |
| Chase Lake → Pencil Lake easy | 16 | +30 ft |
| Lower George Lake → Karl Lake easy | 15 | — |
| Octopus Lake → Chase Lakecarry 1 of 4 easy | 15 | +0 ft |
| Pencil Lake → Afton Lakecarry 5 of 6 easy | 14 | — |
| Fente Lake → Whipped Lake easy | 14 | +0 ft |
| Pencil Lake → Afton Lakecarry 6 of 6 easy | 13 | — |
| Frost Lake → Octopus Lakecarry 2 of 2 easy | 12 | +30 ft |
| Mora Lake → Tarry Lake easy | 10 | +4 ft |
| Long Island Lake → Long Island Lake easy | 9 | +0 ft |
| Pencil Lake → Afton Lakecarry 4 of 6 easy | 9 | — |
| Pencil Lake → Afton Lakecarry 3 of 6 easy | 6 | — |
Lakes on this route
21 lakes, 84 campsites between them. Fish species recorded by the Minnesota DNR.
| Lake | Depth | Size | Campsites | Fish species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake | — | 37 ac | — | — |
| Missing Link Lake | 25 ft | 37 ac | 3 | brook troutwhite sucker |
| Snipe Lake | 90 ft | 115 ac | 4 | — |
| Rib Lake | — | 84 ac | 1 | — |
| Lower George Lake | — | 18 ac | — | — |
| Karl Lake | 70 ft | 121 ac | 2 | — |
| Long Island Lake | 85 ft | 884 ac | 14 | burbotlake troutnorthern pikesmallmouth basswhite suckeryellow perch |
| Gordon Lake | 95 ft | 135 ac | 2 | — |
| Unload Lake | — | 8 ac | — | — |
| Frost Lake | 88 ft | 284 ac | 5 | — |
| Octopus Lake | — | 33 ac | — | — |
| Chase Lake | 15 ft | 16 ac | — | — |
| Pencil Lake | — | 16 ac | — | — |
| Afton Lake | — | 29 ac | 1 | — |
| Fente Lake | — | 32 ac | — | — |
| Whipped Lake | — | 55 ac | 1 | — |
| Mora Lake | 40 ft | 210 ac | 4 | — |
| Tarry Lake | — | 39 ac | — | — |
| Crooked Lake | 165 ft | 10,360 ac | 37 | — |
| Owl Lake | 70 ft | 77 ac | — | — |
| Tuscarora Lake | 130 ft | 805 ac | 10 | — |
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