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Sep
20
to Sep 23
Trail Clearing, Trail Maintenance

BRT Fall Maintenance Wilderness Trip

Give back to the Border Route Trail by volunteering on a Clearing Trip!

BRT Wilderness Fall Maintenance - Clearwater Lodge

Registration is open.

Two volunteers use a saw to cut a downed tree

FRI - SUN

Sept 20 - Sept 23 2024

Description:

Meet at Clearwater Lodge at 2:00 PM and backpack 5 miles to the Rose Lake campsite and setup base camp.   Saturday and Sunday we will clear the trail of deadfall and brush using hand tool and work are way west 2.5 miles to Stairway Portage.  Monday September 23 we will break camp and backpack back to Clearwater Lodge.

Group Size limit 9
$25 donation fee for Border Route Trail

Volunteer must provide their own food
No training or certification required but the North Country Trail Volunteer-In Parks (VIP) is recommended

https://northcountrytrail.org/volunteer/volunteer-resource-center/nps-vip-form/

PLEASE CLICK LINK ABOVE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND DETAILS.

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Extended Trail Clearing Trip
May
23
to May 27
Trail Clearing, Trail Maintenance

Extended Trail Clearing Trip

Give back to the Border Route Trail by volunteering on a Wilderness Clearing Trip!

Two volunteers use a saw to cut a downed tree

Extended Trail Clearing Trip

This trip will be lead by John Taylor and will meet at the MacFarland Lake Campground on Thursday evening of 23 MAY 2024. We will be trail clearing the Border Route Trail as it goes into the BWCA, heading west from McFarland Lake. We hope to clear the trail from the trailhead to get to the McFarland-Pike portage.We will hike in Friday, Saturday, and Sunday leaving Monday 27 MAY 2024. Please bring your own food and water/purification systems for the event. The group is limited to nine.

Please contact John Taylor at johnwtaylor3@gmail.com to sign up.

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BRT Spring Maintenance Non-Wilderness Trip
May
17
to May 19
Trail Clearing, Trail Maintenance

BRT Spring Maintenance Non-Wilderness Trip

Give back to the Border Route Trail by volunteering on a Clearing Trip!

BRT Non-Wilderness Spring Maintenance Trip 2 - McFarland Lake

Registration is open.

Two volunteers use a saw to cut a downed tree

FRI - SUN

May 17 - May 19 2024

Description:

Hiking and trail clearing on the Border Route Trail (a segment of the North Country National Trail) on the eastern edge of the BWCA Wilderness area.  We will car camp (tents) at McFarland Lake MN Forestry campsite at the end of the Arrowhead trail road.  There are no services on the Arrowhead Trail.

PLEASE CLICK LINK ABOVE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND DETAILS.

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