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Mattawa River Provincial Park

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/05/2013 - 04:36

Canada›Ontario›Ottawa

Submitter & Author Information

Route submitted by:

Admin

Trip Date :

Route Author:

Unknown

Location Map:

Additional Route Information

Distance:

38 km

Duration:

2 days

Loop Trip:

No

Portage Information

No. of portages:

9

Total Portage Distance:

2257 m

Longest Portage:

450 m

Difficulty Ratings

River Travel:

Intermediate

Lake Travel:

Intermediate

Portaging:

Moderate

Remoteness:

Novice

Background Trip Info

Water Levels:

Unknown

Route Description

Access to Put-In Information:

Some very steep, rocky portages (rugged)

Technical Guide:

Hwy 17 east of North Bay, along South side of Trout Lake to Picnic area.
Start at Trout Lake
East on Mattawa River
East through Turtle Lake
P 200 m R (Portage de la Mauvaise Musique)
Northeast through Pine Lake
P 456 m (Portage Pin de Musique)
Southeast through Talon Lake
East on Mattawa River
P 330 m (Portage de Talon)
East then north through Pimisi Lake
P 157 m L (Portage des Perches)
P 100 m R (Portage de la Cave)
P 287 m L (Portage de la Prairie)
P 402 m R around Paresseux Falls (Portage des Paresseux)
East on Mattawa River
P 150 m R (Portage des Roches)
P 185 m R (Portage Campion)
Finish at Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park

Trip Journal/Log/Report/Diary:

See Mattawa River - Trout Lake to Town of Mattawa. This trip log outlines a longer trip from the west end of Trout Lake to the town of Mattawa, but includes this portion of the trip. This trip eliminates the beginning (Trout Lake) and the end (Mattawa River from the park to the town of Mattawa)

Maps Required

Topo Maps (1:50,000):

31 L/6 North Bay 31 L/7 Mattawa

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