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Weekend canoeing. No more waiting around for the elusive 3 day weekend or official vaction time for that wilderness getaway. Here we have selected, with the help of Kevin Callan's Cottage Country Canoe Routes, a number of 2-3 day trips in the heartland of beautiful Central Ontario. These selections are mainly flatwater trips but some still have their share of portages and carry-overs as you make your way from lake to lake.
NOTE: If the following phrases: looks tricky, eddy out, back ferry, don't get caught in that hole, make you itch with excitement and memories of your last trip into the Great White North, then you should click on whitewater.
Select the area that you are interested in for further details and topographical map ordering information :
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Flatwater Canoe Routes - Central Ontario |
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Ontario |
Canoe Route |
kilometres |
miles |
portages |
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Haliburton Highlands |
St. Nora-Sherborne Lake |
16 |
11 |
2 |
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McKewen Lake Loop |
15 |
10 |
12 |
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Herb and Gun Lakes |
10 |
7 |
4 |
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Nunikani Loop |
19 |
13 |
7 |
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Black Lake Loop |
21 |
14 |
11 |
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Rockaway & Dividing Lakes |
40 |
27 |
8 |
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Poker Lake Loop |
9 |
6 |
9 |
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Irondale-Burnt Rivers |
42 |
28 |
16 |
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Drag-Burnt Rivers |
65 |
43 |
13 |
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The Kawarthas |
Kawartha Highlands Park |
20 |
13 |
4 |
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Serpentine Lake Loop |
21 |
14 |
8 |
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Shark Lake |
16 |
11 |
7 |
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Long Lake Loop |
25 |
17 |
8 |
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Eels Creek |
8 |
5 |
6 |
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Mississagua River |
20 |
13 |
17 |
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Muskoka
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Black River |
21 |
14 |
6 |
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South Branch Muskoka River |
16 |
11 |
6 |
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Georgian Bay Area
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Beausoleil Island |
10 |
7 |
0 |
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McCrae Lake |
29 |
19 |
4 |
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Clear Lake Loop |
31 |
21 |
8 |
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Spider Lake |
36 |
24 |
4 |
NOTES :
- For more detailed information concerning the above canoe routes please refer to :
Kevin Callan's Cottage Country Canoe Routes. Many thanks for the hard work and beautiful photography by Kevin Callin without whom this list of weekend outdoor excursions would have remained the secrets of the locals.
- For more suggestions on flatwater trips in Canada click here :
Canoeing Canada.
- If you require an Index Map of the area covering both the 1:50 000 and 1:250 000 scales, email us at: staff@dogears.com. Please note that our stock is often low.
Please feel free to comment on these suggestions or make some of your own -
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