Trail Detailsedit | |||||
| Length: | 38.0 miles | Season: | - | Trail Guide By: | |
| Duration: | - | Difficulty: | Moderate |  | Deb L. |
| Route Type: | Loop | Usage: | Light | First Reviewer: | |
| Elev. Gain: | - | Animals: | Dogs | Review First! | |
| Activities: | Birding, Hiking, Snowshoeing | ||||
| Features: | Forest, Lake | ||||
| Obstacles: | Blowdown, Bugs, Muddy, Snow | ||||
Trail Descriptionedit |
| The Kekekabic Trail, constructed in the 1930s for forest management and fire protection, was named after it's original destination, Kekekabic Lake, which derives its name from the Ojibway word Kekequabic, meaning hawk-cliff lake. That lake is now located in the central portion of the trail. The fire towers along the original route were abandoned in the 1940s when airplanes came into use for fire surveillance. In the 1960s, with the increasing popularity of backpacking, the Kek was cleared and upgraded to a hiking trail, though use again dwindled after the Forest Service stopped maintaining it in 1982. In 1990, a newly-formed volunteer group called the Kekekabic Trail Club, with the support of the U.S.F.S., once again cleared the trail, removed 2,000 downed trees with axes and crosscut saws, and, using hand tools, rebuilt a bridge across the Agamok River.
Most of this trail is located in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, so a permit is required for camping. The western terminus of the trail is east of Ely, MN, near Snowbank Lake. The eastern terminus is located on paved Gunflint Trail (That's a road.) |
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