| Missinaibi River - Missanabie to Mattice | ||||||
| General Information | ||||||
| Distance | 236 km | |||||
| Duration | 12 days | |||||
| Loop Trip | no | |||||
| Portage Information | ||||||
| No. of Portages | 32 | |||||
| Total Portage Distance | 8170 m | |||||
| Average Portage Length | 255m | |||||
| Longest Portage | 1400m | |||||
| Ratings | ||||||
| River Travel | advanced | |||||
| Lake Travel | advanced | |||||
| Portaging | difficult | |||||
| Remoteness | advanced | |||||
| Maps | ||||||
| Federal Topo Maps (1:50,000) | 42 C/8, 42 B/5, 42 B/6, 42 B/11, 42 B/14, 42 G/3, 42 G/6, 42 G/11 | |||||
| Provincial Series (1:100,000) | ||||||
| Other Maps | Provincial Park Route Description | |||||
| PROVINCIAL PARK PERMITS
ARE REQUIRED FOR THE RIVER FROM MISSINAIBI LAKE TO MOOSE RIVER |
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| Route Description | ||||||
| Town of Missanabie via Hwy 651 (50 km north
of Hwy 101) Train access to Peterbell East on Dog Lake P 290 m (crosses height of land) Northeast through Crooked Lake P 360 m to Missinaibi Lake Southeast then east through Missinaibi Lake East on Missinaibi River P 200 m R around Quittagene Rapids Cedar Rapids (CBR) P 200 m L around Long Rapids (or CBR) P 100 m L around rapids (or CBR) P 100 m L around rapids (or CBR) P 450 m L around Sun Rapids (or CBR) P 200 m L around Barrel Rapids (or CBR) Past town of Peterbell (intermediate access / finish by train) P 200 m R around Swamp Rapids Two rapids (CBR) P 135 m R around Deadwood Rapid P 310 m R around Allan Island Rapids P 200 m R around Wavy Rapids P 1400 m L around Greenwood Rapids P 550 m R around Calf Rapids P 75 m R around St. Peter Rapids P 100 m R around rapid P 275 m R around Split Rock Falls P 180 m R around Thunder Falls P 200 m R around St. Paul's Rapids P 150m R around rapid P 250 m R around Two Portage Falls P 200 m R around Pond Falls P 125 m R around Devil Cap Falls P 590 m R around rapid P 185 m R around Devil Shoepack Falls Rapid (cbr) P 70 m L around Devil Rapids Rapid (CBR) Rapid (CBR) Rapid (CBR) Rapid (CBR) Albany Rapids (CBR - some lining / wading required) P 450 m L around Big Beaver Rapids P 135 m L around Small Beaver Rapids P 65 m L around Sharprock Rapids P 175 m R around Glassy Falls P 250 m R around Crow Island Rapids Finish at town of Mattice |
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| Comments | ||||||
| For more
details: "Canoeing Ontario's Rivers" by Ron Reid and Janet Grand "Up the Creek - A Paddler's Guide to Ontario" by Kevin Callan "Missinaibi - Journey to the Northern Sky" by Hap Wilson |
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