390m Portage - Ratrap To Maple Lake
Length of portage: 390 meters.
Portage maintenance regular or low: Regular.
Elevation above Sea Level @ Ratrap Lake is 377 meters.
Elevation above Sea Level @ Maple Lake is 375 meters.
Difference in elevation: 2 meters (approx.).
Elevation of highest point: 381 meters. Overall rise/fall: 6 meters.
(Above data is extracted from 'Jeff's Map'.)
Landing at Ratrap Lake (elevation 377m)
Topography of under-water approach: Rock at shoreline, must step directly to shore because of the steep drop-off.
Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: None, room for one canoe at a time.
Landing at Ratrap Lake ...
Must step, load/unload directly to shore ...
A good size area for staging of gear ...
Portage Trail
Cross-section profile ...
Landing at Maple Lake (elevation 375m)
Topography of under-water approach: Mud, sand, and silt underwater that has a moderate drop-off.
Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: None.
Topography of the ascending grade: A wide, smooth path.
Impediments to moving gear to portage trail: None, has lots of room for gear staging.
Landing at Maple Lake ...
Room for the staging of gear ...
Smooth ground to start the trail ...
Thanks to Jeffrey McMurtrie of Jeff'sMap for supplying the base-layer map component by Creative Commons licensing.
Submitted by Chris Taylor, visited May 2015, submitted December 2019