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Boiling Sand River Can$20
Access by train or shuttle. From your choice of three possible starting points, paddle the Boiling Sand River to Smoothrock Lake, Berg River, Whitewater Lake and finish at the Bridge on Little Caribou Lake. Distance: average 165kms Time: 5, 9 or 12 days, depending on your choice of route
Pashkokogan Lake loop Can$20
Paddle in from Hwy 599, around Pashkokogan Lake to McCrae, Shoe and Takeoff Lakes into Davies and Rockliff Lakes, returning to Paskokogan via Metig and Greenbush Lakes (6 days). You can add the extended loop from Davies Lake to Timon Lake and the Palisade River to Webster Creek and Redman Lake, returning to Rockliff Lake and home to Pashkokogan Lake. An extra 3 days.
Lookout and Berg Rivers Can$20
Exciting rivers combined with scenic lake travel. From Onamakawash Lake (Via Rail mile 24.7 west of Armstrong) all the way north to Whitewater Lake and return to the bridge on Little Caribou Lake and Armstrong - 10 Days. For a shorter trip, from Smoothrock paddle directly to Caribou River - 6 days. The shorter route can be travelle d in either direction. This can also be a paddle-in route with a shuttle to Magotte Lake and paddling north through Kenakskannis to Onamakawash. 12 days.
Lookout and Lower Allanwater Rivers Can$20
An interesting variation of the previous route, from Onamakawash Lake, via Elf & McWade Lakes and taking in the Allanwater River. Finish at the bridge on Little Caribou Lake and Armstrong. 9 days. Or shuttle and paddle-in from Magotte Lake. 11 to 12 days.
Little Caribou, Whitewater Lake loop (via Berg River) Can$15
A shorter 8 to 9 day loop trip starting and ending at Little Caribou Lake, taking in the Caribou and Berg Rivers. Also exploring Smoothrock and Whitewater Lakes.
Little Caribou Lake to Boiling Sand River Can$25
A great paddle-in route, with three alternate endings, that begins at Little Caribou Lake and loops north through Berg River and Whitewater Lake and then travels south through Smoothrock Lake and Boiling Sand River. This is a 10 to 15 day trip, depending on your choice of endings but you could shorten the route to as little as 5 days.
Pikitigushi River Can$25
Put in at the bridge on Little Caribou Lake. Explore Smoothrock and Whitewater Lakes, paddling the exciting Berg River between. See the Wendell Beckwith cabins on Whitewater Lake, and the pictographs on Cliff Lake. Follow the less travelled Pikitigushi River. 14 days. Or take the shortcut from Smoothrock Lake to the east end of Whitewater for a 10 day trip.
Albany River, Pikitigushi Can$35
From Hwy 599, put-in either at Osnaburg Lake or the closer Pashkokogan Lake access and paddle the exciting Albany River from its headwaters to Gowie Bay. Then turning south, follow the Attwood and Witchwood River systems to Whiteclay Lake and either the Raymond and Pikitugushi Rivers to Pikitigushi Lake or Whitewater Lake and the Caribou River to Little Caribou Lake. 400 kms, 3 to 4 weeks.

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