Sand River Route

General Information
Distance : 56 km
Duration : 5 days
Loop Trip  : no

Portage Information
No. of Portages : 29
Total Portage Distance : 7315m
Average Portage Length : 252 m
Longest Portage : 1100m

Ratings
River Travel : advanced
Lake Travel : intermediate
Portaging : moderate
Remoteness : intermediate

Maps
Federal Topo Maps (1:50,000) : Old Woman Lake 41 N/10-11, Agawa Bay 41 N/7, Michipicoten Harbour 41 N/15
Provincial Series (1:100,000) :
Other Maps :

Route Description
Sand Lake via Algoma Central Railway
South through Sand Lake
P 165 m or P 15 m around dam into beaver pond
P 600 m R into Sand River
P 155 m R around rapid
South on Sand River
P 900 m L
P 425 m R around shallow rapid or CBR
P 550 m L (bisected by logging road)
South on Sand River
P 250 m L
Section of Fast water - CBR or P100 m L
P 150 m R
P 90 m R
Shallow, fast water over cobbles
P 660 m (or CBR first 340 m / line 32 m / P remainder)
P 45 m L around small waterfall
P 110 m L around small waterfall
P 200 m L
P 95 m R
P 60 m R
P 75 m L
P 220 m L around Calwin Falls (rough portage!)
Some lining may be required in 90 m stretch below falls
P 300 m L around Boulder Rapids (or P 130 m and run / line remainder)
P 95 m L around rapids
South then west on Sand River
P 30 m R
South on Sand River
P 25 m R around small waterfall
P 100 m R around small waterfall
P 1100 m L around Lady Evelyn Falls (very difficult!)
Fast flowing section - some lining or wading may be required
P 90 m R
P 90 m R
P 265 m R around High Cliff (or CBR right side)
Section of fast water over gravel / sand
P 265 m R around rapid
P 335 m R around rapid
P 135 m L uphill to parking lot on Sand River Road (access to Hwy 17)

Comments
Whitewater is mostly class I and class II. About 15 of the 29 rapids may be run by experienced canoeists after checking.

Other Resources
For more details, see "Sand River Canoe Route" brochure from Lake Superior Provincial park.
"KANAWA" magazine, spring 1996 "Paddling Algoma's Sand River" pg. 4



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