Savant Lake to New Osnaburgh
Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/14/2009 - 17:53
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Background Trip Info
Route Description Technical Guide:
Hwy 599 to town of Savant Lake
Head east beside tracks for 2400 m to Chevelston Lake
To north end of Chevelston Lake
P 885 m to Harris Lake
North through Harris Lake
P 100 m (estimated) to Harold Lake
To Northeast corener of Harold Lake
P 1207 m to Savant Lake via small river
To north end of Savant Lake
P 60 m around rapids to Jabez Lake
To end of northeast arm of jabez Lake
P 80 m R around rapids to Savant River
P 241 m L around rapids
P 121 m R around rapids
P 201 m L around rapids
Through three sets of swifts
P 80 m L around rapids
P 101 m from Savant River to Velos Lake
Travel northwest on Velos Lake
P 221 m R around rapids to Savant River
P 50 m R around rapids
P 20 m L around rapids
P 101 m R around rapids to McCrea Lake
West then north through McCrea Lake
P 141 m R around rapids to Savnat River
Follow Savant River to Pashkokogan Lake
To northeast corener of Pashkokogan Lake
Along Pashkokogan River
P 60 m L around rapids
P 40 m R around rapids
P 80 m R around rapids
P 40 m L around rapids
P 60 m R around rapids
Into Osnaburgh Lake
Northwest to finish at village of New Osnaburgh
Comments
June/July 02 the portages were often blocked with deafall trees. Allow extra time. No other canoeists, but some fly in fish camp guests. I did a loop back to Savant Lake.