Serpentine Lake Route | ||
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General Info | Difficulty Ratings | |
| Distance: 21 km Duration : 2 days Loop Trip : yes | River Travel : not applicable Lake Travel : novice Portaging : Moderate Remoteness : novice | |
Portage Info | Maps Required | |
| No. of Portages : 8 Total Length: 3250 m Average Length: 406 m Longest Portage : 1585 m | ||
Handicapped Accessibility | GPX Data for this Route | |
 Suitability : unknown | no gpx data found | |
Route Description | ||
| Turn off Hwy 28 just south of town of Apsley
Anstruther Road - travel 10 km to Government Launch North through Anstruther Lake P 162 m around Rathbun Dam Northwest through Rathbun Lake P 135 m into Rathbun Creek P 1584 m into Serpentine Lake South through Serpentine Lake P 160 m into creek P 30 m on creek East then south through Copper Lake P 837 m to Anstruther Creek West on Anstruther Creek P 180 m to Rathbun Lake South on Rathbun Lake P 162 m around Rathbun Dam South on Anstruther Lake to finish | ||
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Submitted by: Darren Cope | ||
Although Kevin Callan advises against it in his book, paddling the route counter-clockwise is advisable. I feel this is true because it is safer to go up rather than down the steep portage if the rocks are slippery. Even if they're not slippery, up seems easier than down (although this may be a personal thing). All things considered, the portage isn't that bad, and the steep section is very short. | ||
Submitted by: Graham Petty | ||
This is a wonderful short trip with easy access. We did it in early November and it was utterly quiet and still and nobody was there. I would imagine human traffic could be heavy in high season, but campsites are abundant. We were wishing it was warmer because of all the fabulous swimming rocks. It is an interesting combinations of lakes, bogs, and woods and islands. Portages are easy walking but could be more slippery and muddy in wet conditions. The 837 into Rathbun lake is more like 200 from what we experienced, which made the latter leg of the loop much easier than expected. We took a day just to explore the narrow reaches of Serpentine Lake, which proved very fun. | ||
Submitted by: R. Y. | ||
I am planning to do this trip, I wanted to know if I could bring a portable gas motor into this route. Second, are the portages marked? Lastly, does anyone know where I can get a map that shows this camping route in detail, such as portages? Thanks in advance. | ||
