Black River - Gunn Lake Loop

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Submitter & Author Information
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Additional Route Information
Distance: 
1 km
Duration: 
2 days
Loop Trip: 
Yes
Portage Information
No. of portages: 
3
Total Portage Distance: 
530 m
Longest Portage: 
360 m
Difficulty Ratings
River Travel: 
Novice
Lake Travel: 
Intermediate
Portaging: 
Moderate
Remoteness: 
Novice
Background Trip Info
Water Levels: 
Route Description
Technical Guide: 

Enter off Hwy 35 to Little Wren Parking lot.
North on Black River, under bridge, to portage on right around dam.
On Raven Lake, across to portage.
Into Gunn.
Several campsites.
Out of Gunn from NW bay, river with a couple of liftovers.
Into Raven. SW then south on Raven to bay and portage around dam.
Black River to put in.

Maps Required
Topo Maps (1:50,000): 
31 E/2 Haliburton
Other
Special Comments: 

An easy "first trip". the Black River is calm and a god place to get organized, if new to paddling.

Raven can be windy and travel is cross wind.

The portage to Gunn is well marked but the boardwalk over the marsh is in bad shape. Watch your footing.

An extra day can be spend in Gunn to visit and play in Fairy Falls and explore into Ernest and beyond.

Travelled in 1999 and 2000.

Comments

Post date: Sat, 01/01/2000 - 07:00

Comments: 

The board walk has been much improved.