Hell, you probably want a working paddle even if it’s a portage heavy trip. It takes 30 minutes at high speed to reach the north end. After the third stroke I was significantly less confident, partly because it’s only natural for some doubt to creep in about even the best laid plans but mostly because I was now holding half a paddle, as the blade had snapped off from the shaft mid stroke. You know when the portage has a nickname, in the case "Unicorn Hill", it's gonna be a doozey! The loop begins and ends at Canoe Lake Access Point. One second they were upright, the next they were taking an impromptu swim thirty feet off shore. The problem is, if you haven’t planned your trip months in advance, a lot of those routes might already be booked up. This year, however, going on a trip for the first weekend after Labour Day was not an option as my 10th wedding anniversary happens to fall right in the middle of that weekend, and I’d very much like there to be an 11th. On our last two trips in Algonquin we started from the north, our first from Kiosk, while the other was from Brent. Canoe Lake (5.1) There and back: 5 days - to Little Doe Lake by Joe and Teepee Lakes - Barry Bridgeford's "Algonquin Adventures". Burntroot Lake 130. This site is decently sized and offers everything you’d need. This is a great spot to filter water since the lake is at the highest point in the Algonquin watershed and doesn't receive any water flow from rivers or streams. I know it's the classic loop to go through Burnt Island and the Otterslides, but personally I would do something like: Canoe > Sunbeam > White Trout > Big Trout x2 > McIntosh > Canoe. Portage 10
Big Trout Lake
Day 4:
Trout Lake
McIntosh Marsh (whindy section)
Portage 11
McIntosh Creek
Portage 12
McIntosh Lake
Day 5:
Ink Lake
Portage 13
Tom Thomson Lake
Littledoe Lake
Little Oxtongue River
Tepee Lake
Joe Lake
Portage 14
Canoe Lake. Hawkins Lake 124. It is a classic route in the park and it is my number one choice for guiding my outdoor education classes. This is a chance to take an extended weekend trip through beautiful lakes in the Algonquin Provincial Park! Just past the portage that leads down to Hawkins Lake we realized that the day had gotten somewhat darker than it should be given that it was noon and not dusk. I landed in about two feet of water and narrowly missed smacking my head on the side of the other canoe (which still gives me the shivers when I think about it. The one great feature of the site was that because of its general unimpressiveness, it seems like it doesn’t get much traffic. I don’t know if it was because we were all tired from the day, or because the spirit of the site didn’t want to let us go, but things did not go well in the checking out other sites department. Wiki Update Review. The last time this happened to me I ended up at Furrow Lake, wondering why the Tripping Gods hated me. There are a few tent spot options, and the site becomes more sheltered as it backs into the trees. Longer Lake 128. Sec Kaje 120. Trip report is up now. In fact, they sink. The lake is by far, one of the most popular but has so many campsites available it rarely feels crowded. This site is very exposed, but also very scenic. We didn’t realize that at first though. Big Trout Loop near Algonquin Park, ON. Big Trout Lake – Campsite #26. We did our best to get over quickly, then loaded up and set off for what felt like the true start of the trip. Le sentier vous offrira la possibilité d'observer la faune et sa difficulté est évaluée comme modérée. On the bright side, the trail is pretty clear and easy to follow! The scenery was pretty nice along the paths, particularly the 730 metre carry that follows beside the creek for a while. So, uh, if you’ve got an In Reach, maybe don’t do this). We were desperately hoping it wasn't occupied, as it was a serious struggle paddling into the teeth of the wind. I could still get it on, but only in the sense that you can get anything on if you swear at it enough (just to save anyone the effort of sending me emails about using an improper PFD, it was a serviceable life jacket, just wouldn’t have been my first choice under different circumstances). Close. As we crossed the southern shoreline, we noticed it was unoccupied! (Slide show with map, photos and text) (5.2) There and back: August 2 - 11, 1998 - to Otterslide Lake - Allan Drew's "Canoeing Ontario". I usually go in more secluded areas but I wanted to see what the attraction was all about. Big Trout 127. View on Interactive Map . We left the access point at around 10:30 on the Friday morning. It was slow going, but eventually we made it across the south part of the lake and into the more sheltered northern half. Just before you get to that marshy area there is a beaver dam that kind of marks the exit; a final speed bump to slow you down before 15 kilometres of relatively obstruction free paddling. In between Big Trout and Otterslide is Otterslide Creek and five relatively easy portages. After saying goodbye to my wife (who drove off with a look in her eye that I like to think was “I’m sure going to miss you” but was more likely “you guys are trusting him to get you through the next four days alive?”) we got into the boats and paddled the short distance over to the Joe Lake portage. Algonquin - Big Trout Loop (sort of) 09-17-2020, 09:08 PM. But that’s where we were: looking at another 40 kilometres or so of travel with fewer paddles than people and wouldn’t you know it I’d left all my paddle whittling materials at home. My guess is that it was slightly worse than usual thanks to the recent rains, but I found this carry to be a bit of a chore. Knowing that we were almost done for the day, and that the rain had moved on at least temporarily, put me in a better frame of mind and I was very much looking forward to sitting down by the fire and reaping the rewards of our ill gotten wood. After the second carry, McIntosh Creek gradually widens into a marshy area that in turn becomes Grassy Bay. Friends of Algonquin This trip is rapidly becoming one of my favourites of the season. 3 months ago. I could try and make this breach of campsite etiquette seem less egregious by saying that we left some cut wood for the next users of the site we were stealing it from, but then I’d be both a liar and a wood thief, so let’s just move on. As of 2012, is the lake trout fishing decent in these lakes? It was a perfect tailwind given the direction we were going. PaPaddler. Once you’ve finished admiring the views, you start up a short-ish creek that connects Ink to McIntosh. Let’s start with the positives first: uh … well … it ends? Hank Meyer. 99% Upvoted. Or a headsideheadwind. Burntroot Lake 130. Hold me to it Future Drew, please. As daunting as that sounds, their broken up very well generally ranging from 200-700m with the exception of one 2300m portage which you will encounter on either the first or last day of your trip. I’m pretty sure that between the broken paddle and the lost communicator, this ended up being the most expensive day of trip I’ve ever had. We pushed off onto McIntosh and almost immediately went from pushing off to being pushed across the lake by the wind. Last summer we were all able to make it on our annual family canoe trip to Algonquin Park. About ten seconds after they started paddling, the boat decided to try its luck as a submarine. Big Trout Lake in Algonquin. A description with photos of a four night canoe trip out of Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park, passing through Tom Thomson Lake, Misty Lake, Big Trout Lake and Burnt Island Lake. 4 thoughts on “ Big Trout Loop Parabola – Part 1 ” Pingback: Big Trout Loop Parabola ... White Trout 126. Algonquin Provincial Park: Big Trout Lake Loop from Kiosk: September 7th - September 19th, 2019 Portage signs in Algonquin Provincial Park are bright yellow. This is has to be one of the most popular 4-5 day loops in Algonquin Park. McIntosh marsh is an especially good place to see moose. Favorite Place to Camp/Canoe on the Planet! Box two: Is it overrun with angry bears? Joined: September 6th, 2006, 7:48 pm Posts: 14 Location: Whitby, Ontario, Canada Three hours! As I was drifting off I remember thinking about the next day’s route, a 20 KM (ish) paddling day over to Big Trout. Big Trout Lake Loop is a multi-day route intended for experienced paddlers. Big Trout Lake – Campsite #26. The longest is just over 700 metres and none of them are particularly challenging. Not the scenery part, that was indeed great. share. We were making great time and I said as much as we passed through the dam. From there you could watch the sun go down behind the trees and, if you were wearing enough layers, watch the stars coming out as well. Here’s the thing about In Reach communicators that I already knew but only really processed in the seconds after I watched them go over: those bad boys don’t float. This thread is archived. There’s some nice scenery, but by this point I wanted to be out on open water and I didn’t have much patience for the twists and turns you find along a creek. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Surprisingly, the paddle was actually pretty fun. Algonquin Big Trout Lake Loop (Video) Video September 7, 2020 Hank Meyer Leave a comment. The Canoe Lake-Big Trout-Canoe Lake loop I will describe is one that I've completed over a dozen times. View unanswered posts | View active topics View unread posts | View new posts | View your posts. It’s a big site, with a nice fire pit and a cool little beach at the tip of the point. Hey everyone, I did a four day trip up to Big Trout over the long weekend. The plan: water taxi to the north end of Opeongo, then a loop through some of the big lakes. Or, more accurately, they sink like $400.00 pieces of very sophisticated communication equipment made out of heavier than water materials. Seeing Algonquin Park. I couldn’t even touch bottom, which made the prospect of finding a small, mostly black piece of electronics very unlikely. Opeongo is a huge lake. There was a persistent wind and, well, it’s September in Ontario. Once we were on the water the crowds melted away. This is has to be one of the most popular 4-5 day loops in Algonquin Park. I dunno. Whichever direction it was, it sucked). McKaskill Lake 118. ( Log Out / McIntosh was another new lake. Remember earlier when I said we had gotten the lift so we could get a jump on the day and the crowds? It was a good trip, we did the popular Big Trout Lake loop. Day 1:
Canoe Lake
Portage 1
Joe & Little Joe Lake
Day 2:
Portage 3
Baby Joe Lake
Portage 4
Burnt Island Lake
Portage 5
Otterslide Lake
Day 3:
Portage 6
Otterslide Cr. 6 Day solo paddle in Algonquin Park / Big Trout Loop Access point - Canoe Lake September 2014 It offers a range of little lakes, big lakes, marshy waters, streams and small slow moving rivers here and there. The text below is from Bob and Diana's trip notes with only minor copy editing, while the figure captions (and other italicized copy) are current commentary. All times are UTC . Breaking/losing my paddle while solo is one of my biggest Algonquin … View Linda's Recording. Well, until there was an incident. It can also be a fairly technical portage, depending on how determined you are to keep your shoes out of the muck. For those keeping track at home, you generally want to have a working paddle for a paddling heavy trip. We arrived on Big Trout as the last of the rain bursts subsided. I put this as moderate difficulty due to the length, as well as there are a couple big lakes which can be a little intimidating to beginner canoeists in bad weather. So, instead of going out post long weekend we bit the bullet and planned our trip for Labour Day itself. Big Trout Lake Algonquin Park. Straight, flat stretches, when they come, are usually just long enough for you to get your hopes up that maybe the hill training is finally over before you round a bend and start climbing again. The route meanders through the lily pads and there’s some great scenery as you go. The Canoe Lake-Big Trout-Canoe Lake loop I will describe is one that I've completed over a dozen times. Here you can purchase backcountry permits, maps, and equipment rentals, as well as gather local knowledge before your journey. Re: Big Trout Loop (sort of) Just read the full thing - such an unfortunate (and like you said, expensive) series of events that day! This is a nice paddle as well. share. steff w. 5 octobre 2020. The loop begins and ends at Canoe Lake Access Point. Lots of wildlife. Drew Big Trout Loop Parabola – Part 1 – All of Algonquin. In other words, it dumped. 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