The Portage between Flying Lake and Green Lake

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Portaging Direction: From Flying Lake to Green Lake

An easy spot to land the canoe on the Flying Lake end of the portage. Pull up where the dirt comes down to the waterline between the rocks (June 2020).

Generally the same view as above, but from a different angle and at a different time of year (October 2015). Water level is different.

This portage involves about an 80 foot elevation gain, climbing up a hill from Flying Lake. Once up on the hill, the portage descends 80 feet back down to Green Lake. Green Lake greets you with an unpleasant canoe landing. The landing is just a pile of large boulders requiring some contortionist-like motions to get into your canoe.

Looking west over Green Lake from the Flying Lake portage. The time is late in the evening in October.

Now that you've made it over the portage, visit: GREEN LAKE

Portaging Direction: From Green Lake to Flying Lake

Getting gear ready to start portage from Green Lake to Flying Lake. This is a relatively challenging portage of 70 rods, as it goes over a small hill. It rises steadily until about the middle of the portage, and then descends just as steadily down the otherside. The trail is somewhat rocky too.

An up and over portage that climbs about 80 feet over the side of a small hill, and then descends about 80 feet to the shore of Flying Lake.

From the start of the Green Lake portage, looking to your left (north) up Flying Lake. The largest island in Flying Lake is visible just left of center. The island avoided the 2006 Cavity Lake Forest Fire. As you can see, the other side of the lake did not.

Now that you've made it over the portage, visit: FLYING LAKE

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