Kekekabic Trail

Rocky, rugged, remote, with plenty of deadfall to crawl around, the Kekekabic Trail (or Kek) is famous for it’s primitive, wilderness character (it crosses countless beaver dams). It provides great opportunities for finding solitude, wonderful solitude, an immersion into the wilderness, sights like Mueller Falls, and the list goes on. There’s a reason the Kek is the best-known hiking trail in the BWCA. The Kek was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s to provide access from the Fernberg Road to the fire tower above Kekekabic Lake. The eastern half was built by Boy Scouts in the late 1940s to connect the fire tower with the Gunflint Trail. After being nearly forgotten, the trail was brought back to life in 1990s by volunteers affiliated with the non-profit Kekekabic Trail Club, and is now part of the North Country Trail Association (NCTA).