Thank you all once more! I did bring my boots and was glad to have them for crossing the couple beaver dams near the beginning of the stretch from Windigo to N Desor. Based on what I saw being said about the Greenstone section from Windigo to S Desor, I opted for the more northern Minong trail to N ...

Thank you all for the advice! I plan to follow the consensus and play it safe and bring both my boots/sandals. Is there any advice regarding my second question? I plan to get off the Voyageur on the west end of the island around 12-1pm and then hike to Desor (~11mi). How is the terrain on this ...

Hello,

I am visiting the island solo in a couple weeks (7/27 - 8/1) and have a couple questions, one regarding trail terrain and sandals, the other question regarding the first couple days of my itinerary.

What thoughts do you have about hiking the island in sandals? I almost always wear sandals ...