Wakami River Route

General Information
Distance : 124 km
Duration : 6 days
Loop Trip  : no

Portage Information
No. of Portages : 35
Total Portage Distance : 5236 m
Average Portage Length : 150 m
Longest Portage : 1000 m

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

Maps
Federal Topo Maps (1:50,000) :
Provincial Series (1:100,000) : Ridout 41 O/NE, Folyet 42 B/SE
Other Maps

Route Description
Wakami Lake Provincial Park, 75 km southeast of Chapleau
Start at northeast corner of Wakami Lake
P 20 m around dam into Wakami River
P 135 m around rapid (or wade)
Northeast on Wakami River
P 135 m L around dam and rapids just past town of Sultan
P 1000 m around rapids
Paddle short distance to next rapid (or take connecting trail between portages)
P 225 m around rapids or wade (rapids may disappear in high water)
P 36 m L around rapid
P 90 m R around rapid
P 45 m L around rapid (sudden appearance - around sharp bend in river)
P 270 m L around rapid - caution!
P 70 m L around rapid
P 90 m L around rapid
P 54 m R around rapid (right after previous)
P 400 m along rapids and chutes (some wading / lining possible)
North on Wakami River to Ridout Lake
North through Ridout Lake into Wakami River
North on Wakami River
P 117 m L around rapid
P 15 m L around rapid
P 54 m L around falls just before Ransom Lake
P 4 m R around rapid immediately after previous
East through Ransom Lake
P 54 m R aroudn rapids at outlet of Ransom Lake
P 54 m L around rapids at entrance to Bayly Lake (or wade)
East through Bayly Lake
P 220 m L around rapids at outlet of Bayly Lake (or wade)
P 45 m R around rapid (or wade)
P 64 m L around rapids then two small rapids to wade
P 54 m around rapids
Two small swifts withough portages between small lakes
East on Wakami River
P 69 m around rapids hidden aroudn a bend in river (Just before Woman River)
North on Woman River
P 35 m R around falls
P 64 m L around falls
P 220 m R around falls
P 32 m L around falls
P 37 m L around falls (small rapid before falls CBR)
P 127 m L around rapids right after previous falls
P 135 m around rapids just past the mouth of the Rush River
P 650 m around rapids and log chutes right after previous
P 18 m R around rapid (loose rock - a bit of a scramble)
P 630 m L around falls and rapids (through old logging camp)
North into Horwood Lake
North through Horwood Lake into Groundhog River
Road access to Groundhog River at Hwy 101


Additional Resources
For details see "Wakami River Canoe Route" brochure from MNR Chapleau office



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