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Day 5 : Hogan Lake (Parks Bay) to Radiant Lake TOTAL KM: 25.8 KM | # OF PORTAGES (DISTANCE): 5 (6.5 KM) Day 5 was going to be a bit of a wild card. We have never been through this way before, and any time you see a 3+ KM portage on the map it makes you take a second look. On top of the big...

Day 4 : Redpine Bay to Hogan Lake (Parks Bay) TOTAL KM: 17.4 KM | # OF PORTAGES (DISTANCE): 2 (1.4 KM) We woke up on day 4 to a chilly August morning, with plenty of moisture in the air. Thankfully none of it was falling in liquid form. The wind was still up, however nothing like the day...

Day 3 : Redpine Bay (Rest Day) TOTAL KM: N/A | # OF PORTAGES (DISTANCE): N/A We do not often take rest days, but we decided to give ourselves one on this trip. It would be a nice way to add some buffer in case of windy days on big lakes, but in all honesty we just wanted to indulge a little...

Day 2 : Catfish Lake to Redpine Bay TOTAL KM: 16.9 KM | # OF PORTAGES (DISTANCE): 5 (1.4 KM) Woke up to a bright sunny morning, with a very calm Catfish Lake. Our plan was to paddle our way all the way through Burntroot and hopefully camp on our favourite campsite in the Park, the island...

Day 1 : Cedar Lake to Catfish Lake TOTAL KM: 16.7 KM | # OF PORTAGES (DISTANCE): 5 (3.6 KM) Every time we had have been to Access #27 the volume of fellow trippers has been light. Part of the lure of the Northern part of Algonquin is the remote feel to the big lakes. We avoid highway 60 as...

ACCESS POINT START : Cedar Lake (Access point 27) ACCESS POINT FINISH: Cedar Lake (Access point 27) # OF DAYS / NIGHTS: 6 D / 5 N | DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Moderate TOTAL KM: 93.6 KM | # OF PORTAGES (DISTANCE): 20 (15.4 KM) Our summer trip in August of 2023 was the second leg of our Northern...

thanks for taking the time to read and watch. Making the videos and trip reports is a nice way to enjoy the trip for a 3rd time!

Day 7 : Eastern Outlet to Hartley Bay Marina TOTAL KM: 23.5 KM | # OF PORTAGES (DISTANCE): N/A On night six we had made the decision to leave the French River if the paddling conditions were good. We woke up on day seven to a crystal clear day with very little wind. It was hard to look out...

Day 6 : Herring Chutes (Western Channel) to Eastern Outlet TOTAL KM: 16 KM | # OF PORTAGES (DISTANCE): N/A I woke to another glorious morning on the French River. Since we went to bed so early, I was up earlier than normal. The sky was just starting to lighten and the river was completely...

Day 5 : Ox Island to Herring Chutes (Western Channel) TOTAL KM: 27 KM | # OF PORTAGES (DISTANCE): N/A We woke up to torrential rain as expected. I found it hard to lay there in my hammock, being well rested, and just listing to the rain pound away on my tarp. I wrote in my journal a bit...

Day 4 : Crooked Rapids to Ox Island TOTAL KM 38 KM # OF PORTAGES (DISTANCE) N/A We woke up to a calm but chilly morning, with plenty of colour in the sky. Certainly not a sailor’s delight! We had just experienced an entire afternoon and evening of rain, so we were not excited about the...

Day 3 : Portage Channel Dam to Crooked Rapids TOTAL KM: 25 KM | # OF PORTAGES (DISTANCE): 4 (0.62 KM) We woke up to a noticeably quiet morning, with the mist rising off the river, and the sun peeking over the tree line. This is the type of morning we had been waiting for, and it was at this...

Day 2 : Lake Nipissing to Portage Channel Dam TOTAL KM: 25 KM | # OF PORTAGES (DISTANCE): 1 (580 meters) We woke up to another spectacular morning. Lake Nipissing was calm, and the sun was shining. It was going to be another sweltering day. Both of our arms and faces were already showing...

Thanks for taking the time to check this out. I wanted to put some French River content up for some time now, and include the logistics and planning steps we took to pull it off. Hopefully it will help other people that are on the fence about heading up that way. I read the other trip reports...

Day 1 : Lichty’s Marina to Lake Nipissing (South of Sandy Island) TOTAL KM: 30 KM | # OF PORTAGES (DISTANCE): N/A We woke up at 0530 to a loud alarm and headaches. We both grabbed a final shower and hit the road. We needed to get the truck to Hartley Bay, grab some breakfast, and drive to...