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An Intermediate Whitewater Canoe Trip
Location
Trip details
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4-5 day trip
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Expensive shuttle (Paddle Shack or Air Swisha)
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Excellent wilderness feel
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Crown land - no fees
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rapids - C1s, C2s & some C3s
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1 massive waterfall
Is this trip for you?
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You need good flat-water canoe tripping skills
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Practice leave no trace camping
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Voluntary can & bottle ban
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You need WW2 skills minimum + rapid reading skill
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River rescue course recommended
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Carry a pin kit and know how to use it
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Carry throw bags
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Carry a SPOT
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There will be lining - carry painters, but tie them short
WAYPOINTS
Put-in, Bridge Rapids E281624 N5171546
Camp 1, Little Italy E281433 N5169468
Camp 2, Esker Camp E287263 N5162181
Camp 3, Margaret Spry Shelter E288350 N 5153111
Camp 4, Robinson Lake E284340 N5138094
Take-out, Pine Valley Campsite E278019 N5120338
Take-out and parking
The take-out is at Pine Valley campsite which is right off Highway 17 beyond
Rolphton. This a commercial campground with an arrangement with
Trailhead (now Paddle Shack). There is a daily fee for parking.
Another option is to park at Driftwood Park, farther east, where there is also a
daily fee.
Put in
The shuttle vehicle will take you to Bridge Rapids, after crossing the Ottawa
River at Des Joachims and the Dumoine at Grande Chute. The route goes
through two ZECs, where you have to stop and pay the road access fee. This
trip is several hours long, which explains the high fee. It’s not really practical to
shutlle yourself.
However, for a weekend trip, you can self-shuttle to the bridge at Grande Chute
and set up camp on Robinson Lake.
For a small group, you can fly in with Air Swisha from the dock at Des
Joachims. Typical destinations are Lac Benoit (below Bridge Rapids), Lac
Laforge (above), or Lac Dumoine for a longer trip.
References
Further Up the Creek - by Kevin Callan
a paddler’s guide to the rivers of Ontario & Quebec
Rivers of the Upper Ottawa Valley - by Hap Wilson
The Dumoine map by Trailhead