Ready to breath some fresh air, hear the morning birds singing, clear some dead fall? Join crew leaders Rod and Barbara on this 3 day trail clearing trip. We're clearing a section of the Powwow from the Wye to Flapper Creek - the gateway to the west loop.

*** Contact Rod or Barbara through Meetup before signing up for this trip. ***

Thursday evening we'll meet and carpool from the Twin Cities to the Powwow trailhead. We'll check out our destination campsite at Isabella River approximately 1 mile in. If that campsite is not available, we'll move up the trail for our camp site for the night. Be sure to have headlamps as we'll be hiking and setting up in the dark.

Friday morning after breakfast and our safety and tools training, we'll head to the trail fork - the “Wye” - hang a left and proceed to Flapper Creek, about 4 total miles in from the trail head. We'll either set camp or begin clearing for the day.

Saturday will be another day of clearing, and Sunday morning we will break camp and hike out and head for home.

Cost: $25 Meetup registration, bring all your food needed on trail, gas round trip for your vehicle or shared vehicle. NOTE: Due to Covid-19 restrictions we'll be limited to 2 persons per vehicle and a maximum of 6 people per crew.

We will schedule a local or virtual meet-and-greet hike and gear check when this event is filled.

All volunteers must read and sign the BWAC participant liability form, BWAC health & medical self-disclosure form, BWAC policy for trips under Covid-19, and the USFS volunteer agreement group signature form. Visit www.BoundaryWatersTrails.org to review required forms and for a suggested gear list.

We welcome new volunteers; no experience required!

Volunteers are bringing back the Powwow Trail—you can be part of the success story. The Boundary Waters Advisory Committee (BWAC) is a 100% volunteer-run Minnesota nonprofit that has been restoring trails in Minnesota's BWCAW since 2002.