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The Pow Wow Trail is a 30.1-mile loop hiking trail in northern Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). Constructed in 1978 and 1979, the lollipop-style trail consists of a 3-mile stem and a 25-mile loop. It was almost entirely destroyed by the Pagami Creek Fire in 2011.

Following the fire, heavy regrowth and continually falling trees created highly hazardous conditions for foot travel. The U.S. Forest Service worked with the Minnesota Conservation Corps to clear the trail in 2016 and 2017. When funding for the work stopped, volunteers stepped in to finish the work. In September 2019, the Powwow Trail was declared passable for very experienced hikers.

Today, volunteers maintain the trail, but navigating the remote wilderness trail requires skill, even under good conditions. In 2001, a hiker lost track of the trail and spent nine days in the wilderness before being rescued by a search party.

The Powwow Trailhead is located at BWCAW entry point #86, about 250 miles north of the Twin Cities.