Shoals Canoe Route

General Information
Distance : 56 km
Duration : 3 days
Loop Trip  : no

Portage Information
No. of Portages : 15
Total Portage Distance : 2610m
Average Portage Length : 174 m
Longest Portage : 400m

Ratings
River Travel : intermediate
Lake Travel : intermediate
Portaging : easy
Remoteness : novice

Maps
Federal Topo Maps (1:50,000) :
Provincial Series (1:100,000) : Chapleau 41 O/NW
Other Maps :

Route Description
Hwy 101 between Wawa and Chapleau - south end of Prairie Bee Lake
Northeast through Prairie Bee Lake
P 50 m L around old dam

North through Lower Prairie Bee Lake

Windermere Lake makes an excellent place for a base camp. You can return to Chapleau via train at Nicholson, or return on the Grazing River.

East on Windemere Lake
South through Grazing Inlet
P 25 m L around falls
Liftover at small falls
P 90 m around rapid
P 225 m L around rapid
South under Hwy 101
South through Little Pine Lake
P 90 m around old bridge into creek
South on creek to Balfour Lake
West on Balfour Lake
Through creek into Lake C
P 225 m into Lake B
P 205 m into Lake A
P 225 m into Banana Lake
To north end of Banana Lake
P 225 m into Little Wawa Lake
Finish at campground (Shoals Provincial Park)

Comments
There are no designated campsites on the route, but lots of good sites on Windermere Lake. The south portion of this loop may be impassable during low water conditions

Other Resources
For more details, see "Shoals Canoe Route" brochure from MNR Chapleau office.


 

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