Great long weekend trip. The route itself isn't overly popular, the lakes it crosses tend to be pretty busy during the summer and on weekends.
This route is ~55KM long and crosses 19 of Algonquin Parks lakes, rivers, creeks, and ponds. The only unfortunate aspect of this trip is the 6KM of portaging that takes place. The best parts of this trip would have to be the section of Madawaska river, Head Cr, as well as the Bonnechere and surrounding lakes.
I rated this trip as moderate difficulty due to the number and total length of the portages. Smoke lake is known to be fairly windy. We ran this in 2 and a half days. 3 full days or 3 and a half days would have given us a little more time to enjoy the scenery.
Day 1:
Smoke Lake
Portage
Koochie Lake
Portage
Little Island Lake
Portage
Sheriff Pond
Portage
Tanamakoon Lake
Day 2:
Cache Lake
Portage
Madawaska River
Portage
Madawaska River
Head Creek
Portage
Head Creek
Portage
Head Creek
Portage
Head Lake
Portage
Harness Lake
Portage
Pardee lake
Portage
Lawrence lake
Day 3:
Portage
Kirkwood Lake
Portage
Phipps Lake
Portage
Bonnechere Lakes
Portage
Cradle Lake
Portage
Bonnechere Lakes
Portage
Big Porcupine Lake
Portage
Ragged Lake
Portage
Smoke Lake
Directions:
Located on Smoke Lake 14km east of Algonquin Park's West Gate on highway 60. Canoe rentals and park permits can be found across the street at Canoe Lake.
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