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The hardest miles of the NCT? Expanded coverage

Here’s an expansion of the article entitled “The hardest miles of the North Country Trail?” from the July-September issue of the North Star.  Our 40-mile thru-hike of the Kekekabic Trail (see map below) occurred in May 2009 and included several NCTA volunteers from 3 different chapters in Minnesota.

Additional information:

1) 2009-kekekabic-trail-adventure-slideshow from the 2009 NCTA group hike (PDF, 3 MB)

2) Google Earth KML file (Coming Soon!) for the Kekekabic Trail – follow a rough approximation of the Kek using Google Earth!

3) GPS track for the Kek (Coming Soon!)

4) Trekking the Kek article about a September ’09 Kek thru-hike by Larry Oakes, Minneapolis Star Tribune (1/3/10)

5) Video clips

• Crossing the Chub River
• WCCO TV news story on Martin Kubik’s 11-08 hike
• WCCO TV 10/08 news story about missing Kek hikers
• Nimblewill Nomad’s video clip from the Mesabi & Kek (Kek portion is 3/4 of the way through)
• Martin Kubik’s 11/08 hike through the balsam
• Tim Colburn’s videos from his 9/09 thru-hike (tied to Star Tribune article by Larry Oakes, see above)

6) Links:

• • Kekekabic Trail Club
  • Boundary Waters Advisory Commitee
  • Joan Young’s blog post about Mother Goose & Lost ‘n Found on the Kek
  • Joan’s blog post about her group’s hike in the Arrowhead
  • Todd McMahon’s 2009 hike of the Kek (& Border Route Trail)
  • Scouts clear the Kek blog post
  • Kek maps & Guidebook @ bwcamaps.com