Shumka to Missanabie Route

General Information
Distance : 87 km
Duration : 6 days
Loop Trip  : no

Portage Information
No. of Portages : 20
Total Portage Distance : 8435 m
Average Portage Length : 422m
Longest Portage : 1600m

Ratings
River Travel : intermediate
Lake Travel : intermediate
Portaging : difficult
Remoteness : intermediate

Maps
Federal Topo Maps (1:50,000) : Bolkow Lake 42 B/4, Missinaibi Lake 42 B/5, 42 C/1, 42 C/8
Provincial Series (1:100,000) :
Other Maps :

Route Description
Hwy 101 then Hwy 651 to Missanabie, then train 25 km to Shumka (Sunday, Wed, Friday) On Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday, take the train West from Chapleau.

P 1600 m from train drop to Bolkow Lake
East on Bolkow Lake
P 500 m L beside Agusada River to small lake
East through small lake into stream
Liftover 20 m on right
P 160 m L along stream into small pond
East through small pond
P 70 m L beside stream into Ribes Lake
East through Ribes Lake
P 400 m to small lake
P 70 m R beside creek to Acolyte Lake
East through Acolyte Lake
P 250 m to small pond (portage crosses height of land)
P 400 m L beside creek to Abbey Lake
Northeast through Abbey Lake
P 225 m from stream to small pond
P 1000 m to Elbow Lake
Northeast through Elbow Lake
P 220 m to Trump Lake
North through Trump Lake
P 1025 m to Little Missinaibi River
North on Little Missinaibi River
P 236 m around rapid (Class III)
P 60 m (or CBR)
P 400 m L around rapids
P 165 m around rapid (Class III)
P 1000 m around rapids and Whitefish Falls
North into Missinaibi Lake- It is possible to end at Barclay Bay, Missinaibi Lake Provincial Park.
West through Missinaibi Lake to Fairy Point
North through Missinaibi Lake to Crooked Lake entrance
P 345 m to Crooked Lake
West through Crooked Lake
P 290 m to Dog Lake (portage crosses height of land)
West through Dog Lake to finish at Missinabie Village

Comments
The only difference between this route and route no. 2 is the portion through Elbow and Trump Lakes. This diversion bypasses a whitewater-intensive section of the Little Missinaibi River.

Other Resources
For more details:
"Missinaibi - Journey to the Northern Sky" by Hap Wilson
"Canoeing Ontario's Rivers" by Ron Reid and Janet Grand
"Up the Creek - A Paddler's Guide to Ontario" by Kevin Callan



 

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