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Trout Lake is also one of the most available entry points in the entire BWCAW. The supply of overnight travel permits is usually much greater than the demand for them. If you are looking at the last minute for a good wilderness canoe trip, and most other entry points are filled up, consider Trout Lake as a fine alternative.

The Trout Lake area was affected by the 1999 windstorm. In some places more than 50 percent of the trees were knocked flat.

Route 1-1 THE PINE CREEK LOOP

3 Days, 26 Miles, 4 Lakes, 2 Creeks, 4 Portages

DIFFICULTY: Easier FISHER MAPS: F-1, F-8

INTRODUCTION This short loop will give you an excellent taste of what the Boundary Waters can offer. You’ll leave the large lakes, where motorboats are permitted, and enter a more isolated and peaceful region restricted to paddlers—an area that receives relatively few human visitors and is home to much wildlife. From the boat landing on Vermilion Lake, the route first leads northeast to Trout and Little Trout lakes. It then follows tiny Pine Creek southeast to Pine Lake. Finally, it returns to the south end of Trout Lake and backtracks to Vermilion Lake.