7 day August 2018 @9-16m3/s
Put in: Maple Island
Route:
Maple Island – Bennett’s Bay – The Top Lake – Magnetawan River
Porter Rapides – CI/CII RC
Upper Burnt Chute - CIII Technical, ran RR with switch to RL
Lower Burnt Chute - CII Second part is a chute, Portage RL (1100m)
Lovesick Rapids – CI RL easy fun, big V
The Top Lake – pine ridge point
Before Canal Rapids – Great Cliff jumping in Deep Bay RR
Portage for Canal in Deep Bay – RR (1200m)
Grave Rapids – CI, RC
Trout Lake Island – Great site RL island
Mountain Chute – ledge huge, Portages on RR or RL, only RR exit, Lined RL
Stovepipe Rapids – fun CI, great learner rapid, ran paddle signals
Three Snye Rapids – Portage RL (150M), great site at the end with cliff jumping
1st set after 3S – Ledgy CIII+, Lined RR
2nd set after 3S – CII, ran RC
CN Set – CII+, Ran RC, then RL around slanted hole
4th set after 3S – CIII+, a lot of holes, Portage RR (300m)
Thirty Dollar – easy at beginning CI, then to a CIII+ ledge, Portage RL (700m)
CII at end eddy hoping
Miner Lake campsite RL
1st set after Miner Lake – Portage RL (300m)
2nd set after Miner Lake – Ran RL sneak, RR is a bit ledgy
3rd set after Miner Lake – Ran RL around small hole, rocky after the set
4th set after Miner Lake – Ran RR sneak, almost looks like a dam, deceiving
Takeout: After highway 169 @ boat launch RR, Really windy at 11AM
Campsite 1: Lower Burnt Chute Portage Trail
Campsite 2: Before Canal near cliff jumping spot in Deep Bay
Campsite 3: Trout Lake Island
Campsite 4: Three Snye Campsite
Campsite 5: Miner Lake
Campsite 6: Miner Lake
Comments
be sure to check out the video for an idea of what you'll encounter on this route. Ee ran it mid-June 2019 at high flows: Click for Trip Video
Correction to above for Seller Rapids (lower). Take RR main channel, (NOT RL) through island chain
We left from Poverty Bay and paddled to Wahwashkesh in a 2-day trip at high, June flows. Some additional notes/corrections to the above:
Lower Burnt Chute - The first part is a chute (portage RL by the cabin), the remainder is CII-III depending on flows. We put in below the chutes (June 2019 - extremely high water) and dumped in the CIII.
This report is missing Needle Eye Rapids (after Lower Burnt Chute). First drop is CI with small campsite on rocky point, pool, then second part is CIV/Chutes. Long portage RL ~1km
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Additional details for the stretch from Poverty Bay to Porter Rapids as follows:
Poverty Bay Chutes (upper) Chutes
Poverty Bay Chutes (middle) CIII
Poverty Bay Chutes (lower) CII-III
2 unnamed rapids - CI
Seller Rapids (upper) - CI-II, Run RL. Can be rocky.
Seller Rapids (lower) Chute IV, then CII, then CI. Portage trail 250m RL bypasses chute (there’s a nice campsite here!), can run or line the CII, run the CI through island maze, take RL main channel.
Ross Rapids - CIII-IV, Big rooster tail at high flows with boils and irregular waves. Solo decked canoe flipped here. Portage RL ~100m
Unnamed Rapids - CI-II-III. Can run upper CI, line middle CIII+ rocky drop or portage 50m RL, run bottom CII
Cody Rapids - CIII, irregular waves at high levels. sketchier than it appears from the bridge. Take our RR and cross bridge to RL. Bushwhack/road portage ~100m