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vicino a Anstruther Lake, Ontàrio (Canada)
An active weekend canoe trip through the southern section of the park.
Friday: Arrived at the Long Lake Access point around 1:30 and were on the water in a rental canoe shortly after 2:00. Paddled Long Lake for about 4.5 km to a portage that is marked and visible on the south shore and is 340 meters in length. Put back in at Buzzard Lake and paddled to our campsite on the south end of Buzzard, arrived before 4:00 with plenty of time to set up camp/prepare dinner.
Saturday: In the morning our threesome did three short paddles broken up by 2 portages of 680 meters which got us quickly from Buzzard Lake to Mountain Lake to Stoplog where we set up camp while it was still the morning (the site was not booked on the previous night).
We spent the rest of the day exploring (gear reduced to a small pack with lunches) and did a loop through several lakes. North on Stoplog, portage into Compass, thru Cherry, Triangle and then hiked (no canoe) the 1,275 meter portage trail over to Cox lake. Our return route was back into Triangle and then the west side of Cherry, a medium portage in to Turtle and then a long portage back to Stoplog arriving back at our campsite around 4:00.
Sunday: Left camp shortly after 8:00, north on Stoplog to Compass, three consecutive portages into Loucks Lake, then a 5 km paddle into the wind through Long Lake to the access point and our cars (arrived about 30 minutes before noon).
Campsite reservations are required and on a busy weekend you should also reserve a canoe (if required). Portages and campsites were all clearly marked, paths were in good shape and the campsites we used were impressive.
Nice scenery, some wildlife and we had some great weather that made the trip very enjoyable.
Friday: Arrived at the Long Lake Access point around 1:30 and were on the water in a rental canoe shortly after 2:00. Paddled Long Lake for about 4.5 km to a portage that is marked and visible on the south shore and is 340 meters in length. Put back in at Buzzard Lake and paddled to our campsite on the south end of Buzzard, arrived before 4:00 with plenty of time to set up camp/prepare dinner.
Saturday: In the morning our threesome did three short paddles broken up by 2 portages of 680 meters which got us quickly from Buzzard Lake to Mountain Lake to Stoplog where we set up camp while it was still the morning (the site was not booked on the previous night).
We spent the rest of the day exploring (gear reduced to a small pack with lunches) and did a loop through several lakes. North on Stoplog, portage into Compass, thru Cherry, Triangle and then hiked (no canoe) the 1,275 meter portage trail over to Cox lake. Our return route was back into Triangle and then the west side of Cherry, a medium portage in to Turtle and then a long portage back to Stoplog arriving back at our campsite around 4:00.
Sunday: Left camp shortly after 8:00, north on Stoplog to Compass, three consecutive portages into Loucks Lake, then a 5 km paddle into the wind through Long Lake to the access point and our cars (arrived about 30 minutes before noon).
Campsite reservations are required and on a busy weekend you should also reserve a canoe (if required). Portages and campsites were all clearly marked, paths were in good shape and the campsites we used were impressive.
Nice scenery, some wildlife and we had some great weather that made the trip very enjoyable.
A dock and a hut are at the portage start point on Long Lake and all portages and campsites are signed. Portage is 340 meters long and in good shape and ends with this view of Buzzard Lake.
Very early Saturday, I took a quick trip over to look at Vixen lake where there are a couple of island campsites. The portage was easy (without canoe) and short at 215 meters in length.
Just south of our campsite was the portage to Mountain Lake. Our first portage of the day
was 684 meters in length and a lot easier than the second.
Our second portage at 680 meters, while 4 meters shorter was a lot harder than the first one of the day. I got lucky and was on paddles, jackets and hats duty for this one.
Our campsite for the second night. Interesting site... set back from the main lake but with nice access to a stream at the side and a beautiful pool of water in the backyard. We enjoyed a swim and the secluded nature of this large site.
North end of Stoplog was difficult to get through. Water levels were lower in late August and we bottomed out several times. There were 3 beaver dams where we had to step out of the canoe and slide it up and over the dam.
The actual portage is 293 meters and had some decent up hill portions.
The trail to Cox Lake has a distance of 1,276 meters. We hiked it (no canoe or backpacks) to scout out a potential return route to our vehicle.
The Cox Lake portage would be difficult - with length (1,276 meters), elevation change and a 90 degree corner that a guy with a canoe on his head overshot.
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