150º 150º
Southeastern Ontario
120º 120º
York River
the york river’s initial surveyors
called it the great-grandchild of
the mighty St. Lawrence. they may
have gotten the lineage—or at least
90º
flow direction—wrong but the route
90º
comes complete with beautiful
cascades that plunge over unique
geological formations as it twists
its way along a deep and forested
valley. But what’s most special about
the york is that no one knows about
60º 60º
it. Spotting the re-introduced elk
herd living in the area is more likely
than seeing another paddler on the
york.
Go
30º
A perfect two-day novice outing is
30º
between egan Chutes Provincial Park
and Conroy Marsh. egan Chutes is
11 kilometres east of Bancroft along
Highway 28. The take-out is a public
launch at the west end of Combermere
0º
on Highway 62. The first quarter of
0º
the route includes three major drops.
each have possible campsites but further
downstream, between the Great Bend
and king’s Marsh, are fantastic sand bars
for campsites.
30º
pack along…
30º
…a rock guide. Rockhounds consider
this area to be the Mineral Capital of
Canada. The three chutes abound in
nepheline, sodalite, biotite, zircon, and
blue corundum. —Kevin Callan
60º 60º
canoe rental and Shuttle
Silgrey Resort,
silgrey.ca
90º
canoe rental
90º
Trips and Trails Adventure
Outfitting,
www.tripsntrails.ca
topographic MapS
egan Chute.
31 F/4, 31 F/5
photo: kevin callan
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route inforMation
A Paddler’s Guide to Ontario’s Lost
Canoe Routes, by Kevin Callan
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