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TukTuk This route provides an excellent variety
of paddling and fascinating features. Much of the Kipawa region’s early
history is centred around this route. The large lakes and scenic rivers
once attracted the establishment of Algonquin families and subsequent
logging pioneers. As a result, the route provides various interesting
natural and cultural heritage sites. Scenery is diverse and marshes
provide excellent bird and wildlife viewing opportunities. The most part
of the route is isolated.
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Cigarrette
Cigarette named after a cigarette shaped
lake, offers a variety of interesting lakes, marshes, streams and
beaches to explore. Lake Ogascanane offers the opportunity to bathe in
the beauty of absolute exotic style white sand beaches. You can also
find green sand on a remote island here. This trip offers many
different things to discover over a short distance with a few
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| Brousse Brousse is known in English as the Outback and that it is! Numerous challenging portages including one over a beaver dam connect fabulous remote lakes and rivers. Scenery is spectacular and varied. From the fjord like surroundings of Lac des Six Îles to the winding shoreline scenery of the Cerise River, the landscape lends itself to a memorable experience. 4-5 days / 12 portages / 58 km See map of Brousse
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L’Aventurier
This route combines the interesting
smooth paddling and history of the Tuk Tuk route with some exciting
white water on the Kipawa River. This trip offers a variety of
paddling and fascinating features. From the Algonquin history at
Hunter’s Point to the graves of the souls that lost their lives moving
timber down the Kipawa rapids, this route is rich in history and
beauty.
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| L’Échelle
This route takes a portion of Tuk Tuk’s
historical route and then reroutes into some prime remote paddling and
fishing lake country. There is a nice waterfall between lakes Pants
and L’Échelle. The route provides excellent navigation training
opportunities as the route winds through a variety of lakes and lake
passages. It offers reminders of early timbering and settlement with
old marine railways paralleling the portages to Lake Pommeroy.
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