McKewen Lake Loop | ||
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General Info | Difficulty Ratings | |
| Distance: 15 km Duration : 2 days Loop Trip : yes | River Travel : not applicable Lake Travel : novice Portaging : Easy Remoteness : novice | |
Portage Info | Maps Required | |
| No. of Portages : 12 Total Length: 3489 m Average Length: 291 m Longest Portage : 664 m | Other Maps Fost Centre Adventure Map by Chrismar Mapping Services | |
Handicapped Accessibility | GPX Data for this Route | |
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Route Description | ||
| Hwy 35 to north of Leslie M. Frost Centre by Dorset
Access at side of Hwy before bridge Southwest across Wren Lake to shallows P 228 m R around falls Along shallow weedy channel P 337 m L around rapids West through marshy area P 228 m from old dock to Horse Lake To south end of Horse Lake P 208 m to McKewen Lake Camp on McKewen Lake Return via same route. Possible day trip from McKewen to extend to three-day trip... P 448 m from McKewen to Three Island Lake P 664 m from Three Island to Margaret Lake P 308 m from Margaret Lake to Dan Lake Pn 76 m from Dan Lake to McKewen Lake | ||
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Submitted by: Vicki Fraser-MacDougall | ||
There are some hiking/skiing trails accessible via McKewen Lake | ||
Submitted by: Al | ||
The old dock is no longer there but landing is easy. Portage from Horse to McKewen (P208)fairly tricky as quite a few logs and stumps as you paddle to portage, but if you have good balance you can get out of canoe, balance on logs and pull canoe to shoreline. | ||
