Powwow Trail
30 mi long · in Minnesota
A very rugged 30 mile trail in the BWCA. A trail guide can be found at https://www.boundarywaterstrails.org/powwow-trail-guide/ Volunteers have been hard at work and the trail is once again passible but there are still difficult sections.
- States
- Minnesota
- Length
- 30 mi
- Network
- Local (lwn)
- Maintained by
- Superior National Forest
- Centroid coords
- 47.8441°, -91.3841°
- OSM relation
- 11762860
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Powwow Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Other trails within 50 miles
Snowbank and Old Pines Loop
10 miles from this trail's centroid
Snowbank and Disappointment Lakes Loop
10 miles from this trail's centroid
Snowbank Trail
10 miles from this trail's centroid
Kekekabic Trail
16 miles from this trail's centroid
C.J. Ramstad/North Shore State Trail
26 miles from this trail's centroid
Angleworm Trail
29 miles from this trail's centroid
Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.