Wenebegon River Route

General Information
Distance : 105 km
Duration : 6 days
Loop Trip  : no

Portage Information
No. of Portages : 13
Total Portage Distance : 2235 m
Average Portage Length : 172 m
Longest Portage : 550 m

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

Maps
Federal Topo Maps (1:50,000) : Wenebegon Lake 41 O/6, Mountain Ash Lake 41 O/3, Rocky Island Lake 41 O/14
Provincial Series (1:100,000) : Wakomata Lake 41 J/NW, Wenebegon Lake 41 O/SW
Other Maps :

Route Description
Hwy 129 approximately 175 km north of Thessalon at Burying Creek
East on Burying Creek
North through Chene Lake
P 25 m L around rapid
P 100 m L around narrow rapid
P 450 m L around rocky rapid
Liftovers at log jams and beaver dams
Southeast into Wenebegon Lake
South through Wenebegon Lake
South on Wenebegon River
Three sets of rapids (CBR)
P 350 m L around rapid
P 50 m L around small falls
P 70 m L around rapid
P 200 m R around rapid
P 50 m R around log jam
P 125 m L around log jam
South on Wenebegon River
P 50 m L around log jam
P 550 m R around falls
Rapids just below falls (CBR - tricky!)
South on Wenebegon River past junction with Embarass River
P 125 m R around rapid
Three sets of rapids (DBR - last set is most difficult)
South on Wenebegon River (fast water)
P 90 m R around log jam
P 70 m west to Hwy to avoid six sets of rapids just before Aubrey Lake or run/line to end at Aubrey Lake

Comments: This route has changed over the past few years, and many of the log jams listed no longer exist. There are also new ways to access the river, thatnks to nearby logging operations.
Additional Resources
For details, see "Wenebegon River Canoe Route" brochure from MNR Blind River office


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