BWCAW boundary
status: open
status: closed
2012 status: open.
Description: Moose Zone 26 lies entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness administered by the U.S. Forest Service. Non-Motorized Access only. Accessibility is by water only. This unit stretches 20 miles east to west and is approximately 156 square miles in size.
Topography: Zone 26 consists of rolling to moderately steep terrain with numerous lakes, streams, and drainages.
Physical fitness level: High. This unit demands the physical ability to pack 300-600 pounds of meat and antlers out of the wilderness. Portages can be rugged.
Blowdown information: Large parts of this zone were severely impacted.
ATV Regulations: ATVs are prohibited.
Legal Description: Subp. 24a. Moose Zone 26. Moose Zone 26 consists of that portion of the state lying within the following described boundary: Beginning at the mouth of the Horse River; thence southwesterly along the Horse river to Horse lake; thence along the easterly shore of Horse lake to the portage to Tin Can Mike lake; thence across said portage to Tin Can Mike Lake; thence along the easterly shore of Tin Can Mike Lake to the portage to Sandpit Lake; thence across said portage to Sandpit Lake; thence along the easterly shore of Sandpit Lake to the portage to Range Lake; thence across said portage to Range Lake; thence along the easterly shore of Range Lake to the Range River; thence up the Range River to the intersection with Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) border; thence following the BWCA border southerly and easterly to Snowbank Lake; thence continuing southerly on the BWCA border to its intersection with the Kekekabic Trail; thence easterly on Kekekabic Trail to the portage to Hatchet Lake; thence across said portage to Hatchet Lake; thence northerly along flowage to the portage to Ima Lake; thence across said portage to Ima Lake; thence along the northerly shoreline of Ima Lake to the portage to Jordan Lake; thence across said portage to Jordan Lake; thence along the northerly shoreline of Jordan Lake to the portage to Adventure Lake; thence across said portage to Adventure Lake; thence along the northerly shoreline of Adventure Lake to the portage to Gibson Lake; thence across said portage to Gibson Lake; thence following the easterly shoreline of Gibson Lake to the portage to Ashigan Lake; thence across said portage to Ashigan Lake; thence following the easterly shoreline of Ashigan Lake to the portage to Ensign Lake; thence across said portage to Ensign Lake; thence following the northerly shoreline of Ensign Lake to the portage to Trident Lake; thence across said portage to Trident Lake; thence following the easterly shoreline of Trident Lake to the portage to Frog Lake; thence across said portage to Frog Lake; thence following the westerly shoreline of Frog Lake to the portage to Birch Lake; thence across said portage to Birch Lake; thence northeasterly along southerly shoreline of Birch Lake to the United States-Canada International Border(USCIB); thence westerly and southerly along the USCIB to Lower Basswood Falls; thence southerly along the shoreline of the Basswood River to the point of beginning.
Hunters are required to obtain necessary permits for BWCAW if entering the wilderness.
