Medicine Stone River

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Submitter & Author Information
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Additional Route Information
Distance: 
10 km
Duration: 
1 days
Loop Trip: 
No
Portage Information
No. of portages: 
6
Total Portage Distance: 
500 m
Longest Portage: 
300 m
Difficulty Ratings
River Travel: 
Novice
Lake Travel: 
Novice
Portaging: 
Easy
Remoteness: 
Novice
Background Trip Info
Water Levels: 
Route Description
Access to Put-In Information: 

You will scuff up your vehicle on the brush going to Medicine Stone Lake. IF you start at upper medicine stone will have to get permission from the camp to use the put in at their camp

Technical Guide: 

Put in at either Upper Medicine Stone Lake or Medicine Stone Lake
Paddle across Upper Medicine Stone Lake to Medicine Stone creek
Portage into the long bay on Medicine Stone lake just east of the River
Paddle north across Medicine Stone Lake to River
OR put in on east end of Medicine Stone Lake
Paddle down River
In low h2o requires some wading or portageing in the first 500m of river
Paddle north across Tack Lake
Paddle to river outlet
Portage 160m left or wade, line, and run in high h20
Portage 250m left or wade, line, and run (bump and grind)
Paddle north on Ducharme Lake
Portage 100m left at rapids
Paddle across puddle and take out at road

Maps Required
Topo Maps (1:50,000): 
52 L/16
Other
Special Comments: 

Medicine stone River is a pretty little river with lots of wildlife a rocky sandy bottem and very nice water quality in its upper stretches. A favorite spring Saturday run of mine