Grass River - Cranberry Portage to Paint Lake | ||
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General Info | Difficulty Ratings | |
| Distance: 370 km Duration : 14 days Loop Trip : no | River Travel : intermediate Lake Travel : advanced Portaging : Moderate Remoteness : intermediate | |
Portage Info | Maps Required | |
| No. of Portages : 23 Total Length: 4625 m Average Length: 201 m Longest Portage : 875 m | Topo Maps (1:50,000) 63 K/9 Tramping Lake 63 K/10 Iskwasum Lake 63 K/11 Cranberry Portage 63 K/12 Schist Lake 63 K/15 Elbow Lake 63 K/16 File Lake 63 J/13 Herb Lake 63 J/14 Saw Lake 63 J/15 Pakwa Lake 63 O/1 Halfway Lake 63 O/2 Pistol Lake 63 O/8 Hambone Lake 63 P/5 Thicket Portage 63 P/12 Thompson Topo Maps (1:250,000) 36 K Cormorant Lake 63 J Wekusko Lake 63 P Sipiwesk 63 O Nelson House Other Maps Real Berard`s Canoe Map Series - Grass River | |
Handicapped Accessibility | GPX Data for this Route | |
 Suitability : poorFrequent portages | no gpx data found | |
Route Description | ||
| Access Cranberry Portage via Hwy 10 or Simonhouse Lake via Hwy 39
Northeast through First Cranberry Lake Northeast through Second Cranberry Lake (alternate access from Simonhouse Lake enters here) Northeast through Third Cranberry Lake Northeast on river towards Elbow Lake Into south end of Elbow Lake, then exit south side immediately on river Southwest on river Under abandoned CNR tracks P 210 m around rapids P 190 m around rapids P 145 m around rapids South into Iskwasum Lake South through Iskwasum Lake East through Loucks Lake P 155 m R around Loucks Falls East through Flag Lake P 145 m around rapids P 135 m around rapids East through Reed Lake East on river P 875 m around series of rapids and ledges (possible to run portions and shorten portage) East on river through swifts Northeast through Tramping Lake (excellent pictograph site on north side at exit – please treat with respect) P 425 m around Wekusko Falls East across Wekusko Lake Northeast on river Southeast on river Swifts P 100 m R around falls P 75 m L around falls Class I rapid East on river P 50 m R around falls P 55 m L around falls P 100 m L around falls South then east on river P 75 m L around White Forest Falls P 15 m around Skunk Rapids P 125 m L around Whitewood Falls North on river Past entrance to Pakwa Lake North into Setting Lake North through Setting Lake P 250 m around Sasagiu Rapids P 475 m around Pisew Falls North on river West towards Phillips Lake P 75 m around rapids P 175 m around Kwasitchewan Falls North through Phillips Lake P 50 m R around rapids P 700 m R around Kachikaswatainok Rapids P 25 m L around Sasisgigwan Rapids North on river North then west through Paint Lake Finish at Paint Lake Provincial Park Egress via Hwy 6 | ||
General Comments | ||
| One of the most popular canoe routes in Northern Manitoba. Readily accessible, and it holds its water well throughout the season. A fair amount of whitewater, but easily portaged if desired.
There are some large lakes (Reed Lake in particular) that deserve respect in windy weather. | ||
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Submitted by: Sean Richens | ||
Trip from Tramping to Setting Lake. http://www.mts.net/~srichens/GrassRiver.htm Great trip. Five days actual car-to-car time, two days beyond motorized access, zero skill required assuming sufficient brains. | ||
