Coulonge River Canoe Trip:   A classic Ottawa Valley 7 day whitewater river trip.  Join   It offers classic Canadian Shield camping, stunning waterfalls, enjoyable class 1 & 2 rapids. A wonderful way to finish up the summer.  4 spaces remaining

Suggested Itinerary:*

Day 1
After meeting the group in Ft. Coulonge we will load our van and head north to the headwaters. The drive should take about 3 hours. We will have lunch at the put in location and then head out onto the water for the afternoon. We will conduct a review/instruction session regarding whitewater paddling before heading off down the river. We will encounter some easy rapids the first day, the river in this section being small and technical. The Campsite will likely be on an ancient road bed from the logging era. There is lots of space for tents and campfire with a great view of the river.

Day 2-3
The river character is similar on day two, although the rapids start to build slightly. We will likely spend about 5 hours on the water, with breaks for lunch, snacks and scouting of course. We will encounter a number of class I and II rapids on the first day and some larger RIIs ...

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Coulonge River Canoe Trip:   A classic Ottawa Valley 7 day whitewater river trip.  Join   It offers classic Canadian Shield camping, stunning waterfalls, enjoyable class 1 & 2 rapids. A wonderful way to finish up the summer.  4 spaces remaining

Suggested Itinerary:*

Day 1
After meeting the group in Ft. Coulonge we will load our van and head north to the headwaters. The drive should take about 3 hours. We will have lunch at the put in location and then head out onto the water for the afternoon. We will conduct a review/instruction session regarding whitewater paddling before heading off down the river. We will encounter some easy rapids the first day, the river in this section being small and technical. The Campsite will likely be on an ancient road bed from the logging era. There is lots of space for tents and campfire with a great view of the river.

Day 2-3
The river character is similar on day two, although the rapids start to build slightly. We will likely spend about 5 hours on the water, with breaks for lunch, snacks and scouting of course. We will encounter a number of class I and II rapids on the first day and some larger RIIs the next. We will also encounter several beautiful Chutes and Falls today which will be portaged 100m and 400m respectively. There will be more RI's and II's in the afternoon as well as a couple of larger RIII rapids and ledges which we usually run or line after careful scouting.

Day 4-6
A relaxing day follows as the river flows swiftly along through typical Canadian Shield country. There is good current and swifts where we can expect to cover 30km in a day. We'll portage 500m portage around Chute Gautier, (nice swimming below the falls). Devil's Chute is bypassed with a short portage. Little Devil Rapids below can be run followed by a number of other enjoyable rapids and easy fast paddling. Chute Enreage and Chute Allinotes ar both bypassed by portages. The next 8km include several swifts and small rapids and one very nice class 2 rapids. We will camp at a spectacular "Shangri-La" site at the head of the Bear Falls portage.

Day 7
The rapids begin with a great class 2-3 which will require careful scouting. The rapid is normally run, although some may choose to line the more difficult sections. This rapid is soon followed by more class 2 and 3 rapids all of which can be run for those who wish. The rapids during most of the morning are fairly constant with one following the next. In the afternoon they give way to swifts and fast current all the way to the take out which we would expect to reach late in the afternoon. About 20km today.

Logistics:

Note:  Specific trip details for the Coulonge River may vary from year to year as transportation details may vary. Before your trip please call or email to confirm details (1-888-781-0411) or (trips@wanapiteicanoe.com)

Meeting Place
Ft. Coulonge, Quebec at 8am on day 1of the trip. The trip will finish back at Ft. Coulonge 7 days later in the afternoon.

Accommodation
Participants can stay in one of several B&Bs in Ft. Coulonge or can stay in the larger Community of Pembroke, ON (Hwy 17, 2hrs north of Ottawa), about 30 minutes away. Pembroke has a wide variety of Hotels and Motels.

(*Note this is a suggested itinerary only, conditions on each trip vary)