12 day August 2018@ ?
Put in: Lac Larouche (beside Lac Green)
Route:
Lac Green – Grande Lac – Lac Nichcolea – Lac Desty – Lac Giroux – Lac Nelligan – Lac Avers – Lac Ward – Lac Pomponne – Coulonge River
Portage to Lac Barrage @ big beach campsite
Portage RR to Grand Lac (100m)
Campsite on Grand Lac Island
to Lac Nichotea
to Lac Desty
to Lac D’Arcy
to Lac Giroux (slick island campsite RR before dam)
Campsite @ dam Portage RL
Set after dam, very ledgy, Portage RR (75m)
to Lac Avers
Rapids Pork – hard to scout, plus a few ledges, real pushy - Portage RL (400m)
to Lac Palis (really nice section)
to Lac Ward – campsite spot in woods, nice
Sets before Lac Pomponne, super fun standing waves
Lac Pomponne set HUGE, big hole at the end, Portage RL (100m)
Campsite RR, beside abandoned campervan
Many fine/fun sets to run in this section
Cascades de Ratardeau – Paddle signals to RL stop, Line RL, then Portage RL (100m) with campsite at end
Chute Perley – Portage RL (400m), campsite at end
Sets after Chute Perley (two) are ledgy and can be lined RL
Campsite on RL, sand bar
Bunch of swifts, no scouting needed
Super great current
Great campsite RL @ Riviere De La Corneille
Campsite on beach before Chute Gauthier
No swifts
Chute Cauthier, spacey campsite at end Portage RR (800m), whacky portage, campsite a plenty
Swifts, Rapides Wolfe indistinguishable
Chute du Diable, slick campsite at end Portage RR (400m)
Petit Rapides Devil – indistinguishable
Set after has super fun standing waves
Great current until Enrages
Rapides Enrages – Portage RR (900m), campsites a plenty, middle one or end one nice
Rapides Gallinotes – CIII+/ CIV, Portage RR (800m), last portion potentially runable
Rapides Poplar – CI Swift
Set after Rapides Poplar, super fun!
Chute a L’ours - Portage RR (400m)
Two sets after Chute are CII+, try to scout RL but hard and dense bush
Set s before put in super fun!
Campsite, 10km from takeout, rocky shore RL
Terry Fox Bridge.
Takeout: RR before dam. Gravel path up to gravel road. Can walk to facility/sanctuary to see waterfall, have to pay though…
Campsite 1: Lac Larouche Group camping
Campsite 2: Grand Lac Island
Campsite 3: On Portage Trail beside Dam (Do not recommend)
Campsite 4: Campsite RR after Lac Pomponne set
Campsite 5: Campsite RL on side of river, beach
Campsite 6: Campsite on beach before Chute Gauthier RL
Campsite 7: Chute Gauthier RR
Campsite 8: Chute du Riable RR
Campsite 9: Rapides Enrages RR
Campsite 10: Chute a l’ours RR
Campsite 11: Rocky shore RL 10 km before takeout