The 4M Circle Route is a provincially significant MNRF 'Class A' canoe route located near Gogama, Ontario. Kevin Callan wrote about the route in his guide to Ontario's Lost Canoe Routes. See Map:
https://www.twinj.com/4-mcirclemap.htmThere are a number of resources-based impacts that have recently impacted the canoe route - most appear to stem from the Côté Gold Project, which will develop a mine adjacent to Three Ducks Lake. However, a more pressing issue, that has the potential to endanger would-be trippers, is an
aggregate pit located in the middle of the 700 m portage south into Dividing Lake from Mesomikenda (Portage 11 on the Twin-J map).
Sometime during 2016, an aggregate pit had been permitted across the original portage trail and its buffer (from harvesting activities), in addition to encompassing surrounding land. The current trail takes users to
and through an active pit. See the photos and discussion in this thread:
https://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtopic.php?f=107&t=46927&p=426009#p426009There has been a recent push to resolve the current conflicting activities. As part of the issues resolution process, we're actively seeking documented evidence of use, pre and post pit development, be it trip reports, photos, videos or gpx files. Feel free to reach out in this post, a PM, or email me at brad @ explorethebackcountry.com (without the spaces). I have already assembled all existing myccr trip reports and have two trips reports from 1988 and 1993 Nastawgan.
Any tid-bit helps, even a "I paddled this 20 years ago, had a great time", etc...
Thanks in advance!
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