portage trail
Overland boat route
A portage trail is a path used to carry boats and gear overland between navigable waterways, or around obstacles like waterfalls and rapids.
These trails were essential routes for indigenous peoples and early explorers traveling by canoe: The voyageurs followed the portage trail around the falls.
The term appears most often in historical and wilderness contexts.
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
- canoe tripJourney by narrow boat
- carryMove while supporting
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- North WoodsNorthern forested region
paddle · bushwhack · crossing · overland · route · footpath · voyageur · backpack · trudge · riverbank · rapids · white water · obstacle · shortcut · hauling · heavy load · expedition · birchbark
portage trailwaterway
Navigable route for vessels
river · navigable river · open water · stream · canal
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