The Trail
The Border Route Trail is a 65-mile long hiking trail that crosses the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in the far northeast corner of Minnesota (Arrowhead) and follows the international border between Minnesota and Ontario, Canada. It was the first long-distance, wilderness backpacking and hiking trail in Minnesota planned and constructed by volunteers. Read more...
Trail Clearing
The BRT is completely volunteer maintained. The BRTA organizes trail clearing trips in the spring and fall to to keep the trail in good condition, and new volunteers are always needed. Read more...
The BRT Association
The trail was planned and built in the early 1970's by the Minnesota Rovers Outing Club with the help of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the US Forest Service. The Border Route Trail Association was incorporated in 2004 to coordinate the maintenance and increase public awareness of the trail. Read more...
Announcements
Fall Trips Posting
Our fall lineup of trail clearing trips is being put together and posted on the trip schedule page. Sign up for a trip today!
Trip Photos
Check out photos from spring trail clearing trips at the Meetup Group and post some of your own.
Spring Trail clearing trips a success!
Nine trail trips cleared 36 miles of trail this spring. Thanks to all of the voluneers that made this year's spring trail clearing season safe, successful, and fun!
BRT Meetup Group
Join our Meetup Group to see past and upcoming activites, post trip photos, read the discussion forum, and recieve email updates about the BRT!