The Happy Camper: New Book Release, Top 70 Canoe Routes of Ontario
I have another book out—Top 70 Canoe Routes of Ontario, the third edition of what was first titled Top 50 Canoe Routes, and then Top 60 Canoe Routes of Ontario. It’s my 20th book.
I updated all the information and made changes to the previous chapters. I also deleted the White River chapter (too many dams now built on it to make it a good canoe route anymore). And I added eleven more routes.
Here are the additional routes:
Wallaceburg Water Trail
- 1-2 days
- 3 portages (may not be necessary)
- 21 km
- This is a perfect introductory trip for novice paddlers
Wildwood Conservation Area
- 2 days
- 0 portages
- 6 km
- This is a perfect introductory trip for novice paddlers
Grand River: Cambridge to Brantford
- 2-3 days
- 2 portages
- 35 km
- Novice to moderate level of canoeing skills and moderate whitewater canoeing skills needed
Nith River
- 1 day
- 0 portages
- 14 km
- Novice to moderate whitewater skills required, depending on water levels (swifts and Class I rapids)
Queen Elizabeth Wildlands
- 2-3 days
- 10 portages
- 20 km
- Novice to moderate level of canoe tripping skills needed due to some long portages. Low water in the Peter’s Pond section may be an issue in mid-summer
Trent Severn: Lake Simcoe to Georgina Bay
- 4-5 days
- 0 portages
- 48 km
- Novice to moderate tripping skills required to deal with possible heavy winds along the route
Kevin Callan
Tay River and Canal
- 1-2 days
- 0 portages
- 5 km (17 km return)
- This is a perfect introductory trip for novice paddlers
Georgian Bay’s Eastern Shore
- 7-8 days
- 0 portages
- 160 km
- Moderate to advance canoe tripping skills needed to deal with possible high winds out on Georgian Bay
Lake Nippissing’s West Bay
- 4-5 days
- 0 portages
- 46 km
- Moderate to advance canoe tripping skills needed to deal with possible high winds out on Lake Nippissing
Temagami’s Wasaksina-Cross Lake Loop
- 4-5 days
- 9 portages
- 48 km
- Moderate canoe tripping skills needed to deal with possible high winds out on Cross Lake and Lake Temagami
Lake Temagami Loop
- 7-10 days
- 0 portages (11 if wanting to explore a series of side lakes along the way)
- 148 km
- Moderate to advance canoe tripping skills needed to deal with possible high winds out on Lake Temagami
