Portage 50 meters - From Hornbeam Around Twin Falls
Length of portage: 50 meters (signed 90 meters).
Portage maintenance regular or low: Regular.
Landing on Hornbeam downstream of Twin Falls (elevation 366m)
Topography of under-water approach: Mud and silt.
Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: Small landingarea that seems to collect various impediments.
Topography of the ascending grade: A short, steep climb that is quite rooty.
Impediments to moving gear to portage trail: None.
Approaching the landing ...
Room to land one canoe at a time ...
Top of the staging area is also the apex of the trail ...
Portage Trail (peak elevation 369m)
General description: Signed at 90m, Jeff's Map says 50m. It feels closer to 25m. It isn't worth putting on backpacks to make this portage. It's that sort!
Topographical impediments to traveling: Both ends of the trail require some caution due to the incline and presence of roots.
Landing on Hornbeam Lake - upstream (elevation 368 meters).
Topography of under-water approach: Large slab of rock with a significant slope.
Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: Landing area is a large rock with a significant slope that can be slippery when wet.
Topography of the ascending grade: The rock is the ascending grade with large roots at the top.
Impediments to moving gear to portage trail: Large roots "defend" the start of the trail.
Large roots at the top of the trail ...
In high water, approach from along the shore, as the current can be quite strong ...
Can't miss this sign when approaching from Biggar Lake ...
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 October 27th, 2019