USFS PERMIT
Located on the Bass Lake Trail 6 miles north of Ely, Minnesota. Follow 169 east of Ely to Co. Rd. 88 (Grant McMahan Blvd). Take 88 north to the Echo Trail (Co. Rd. 116). Go North on the Echo Trail to the Bass Lake parking lot on the north side of the road.
It would be about a 4 hr. hike to do the 3 caches on this trail in one day. A stylized map of the trail may be picked up at the USFS across from the International Wolf Center on HWY 169.
In places,the hiking trail can be very rocky, with exposed roots,pine needles,loose leaves, and wet spots. Wear foo tgear with good ankle support. BRING LIQUIDS TO DRINK OR A WATER FILTER TO DRINK LAKE WATER.
Start at the BASS LAKE PARKING LOT ( N 47 56.954 W 091 52.464 ). Follow the trail (south side of the lake) for 1.8 miles.
The cache is a 2 qt thermos cooler. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE FOOD OR LIGHTERS IN THE CONTAINER
At the start of the trail, read the USFS explanation of the great event that took place here in the spring of 1925. There is also an explanation in the cache.
If you want to, you can put in at the canoe access, at either the Bass or Low Lake canoe accesses and paddle pretty close to the cache.You can also reach THE LOUD ROAR CACHE and DRY FALLS AT BASS LAKE caches by paddling from these accesses.