French River - Restoule to Highway 69

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General Info

Difficulty Ratings

Distance: 71 km
Duration : 5 days
Loop Trip : no
 
River Travel : intermediate
Lake Travel : novice
Portaging : Easy
Remoteness : novice

Portage Info

Maps Required

No. of Portages : 8
Total Length: 1500 m
Average Length: 182 m
Longest Portage : 1000 m
 
Topo Maps (1:50,000)
31 L/4 Nippising
41 I/1 Noelville

Other Maps
French River Provincial Park map

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Route Description

Day 1
Restoule Provincial Park
Stormy Lake
Restoule River
Lennon Lake
Restoule River
Scott`s Dam - P 40m R
MacArthurs Rapids - portage R 120 m
Paddle or walk through shallows under bridge
Rapids - C1- run CL
Rapids - portage R into French River 1000m
Campsite on portage

Day 2
French River west
Commanda Island / Eighteen Mile Island
Selection of campsites before or after Little Pine Rapids

Day 3
Little Pine Rapids - CBR or portage on north shore 40m
Big Pine Rapids - portage on north shore 80m
Point Edward - CBR - avoid centre rocks or portage 30m
Blue Chute - usually CBR, north or south of island
Big Parisien Rapids - portage on north shore 70m
Devil Chute - portage on north shore
Little Parisien Rapids - usually runable south of island

Day 4
Crooked Rapids portage on north shore 80 m
Cross island
Owl`s Head Rock

Day 5
Hydro transmission Line
Lost Child Bend
Main Channel
French River / French River Supply Post (3km off Hwy 69)
 

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