1490m Portage - Boggy To Dahinda Lake


Length of portage: 1490 meters.

Portage maintenance regular or low: Regular.

Elevation above Sea Level @ Boggy Lake is 392 meters.

Elevation above Sea Level @ Dahinda Lake is 377 meters.

Difference in elevation: 15 meters (approx.).

Elevation of highest point: 405 meters. Overall rise/fall: 28 meters.

(Above data is extracted from 'Jeff's Map'.)

Landing at Boggy Lake (elevation 392m)

Topography of under-water approach: Large rocks in knee to thigh deep water.

Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: A large rock fronts the landing, and would come into play during high or low water levels. Gear can be loaded/unloaded directly to shore.

Topography of the ascending grade: A rocky, rooty trail with room to place gear leads away from landing.

Impediments to moving gear to portage trail: None.

A nice landing ...

Room to stage gear ...

Portage Trail (peak elevation 405 meters)

Cross-section profile ...

Landing at Dahinda Lake (elevation 377m)

Topography of under-water approach: Mud and silt.

Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: In high water, the landing is very wet so gear had to be unloaded and moved further up trail to the dryer staging area.

Topography of the ascending grade: A rocky, rooty start to the trail.

Impediments to moving gear to portage trail: Only an issue in high water.

Landing seen from the water ...

In high water, the landing is a bit wet ...

Staging area ...

The start of the portage ...



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