MacDonald, Six Mile Bay, Gibson, McCrae Lake Loop

Submitted by garyataman on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 08:37

Flatwater

Join me on this 3 day, 2 night adventure. The route takes us throught a little bit of everything; cottage country, wilderness areas and the inland waters of Georgian Bay. A description of the planned route can be found on the Canadian Canoe Routes website. "http://www.myccr.com/canoedb/routeDetails.php?routeid=89"

The Basics

Event Location:

McCrae Lake Area

Date(s) & Time:

Friday, July 8, 2011 - 19:00

Registration Cut Off:

07/06/2011

Event Duration:

3 days / 2 nights

Difficulty Rating:

Intermediate

Participant Info

Who's Invited:

Members with overnight camping and canoeing experience capable of completing the route at a steady pace of 4-5kph

Maximum Group Size:

4 boats

Minimum Group Size:

1 boat

Itinerary

Itinerary description:

Friday night meet up at McCrae Lake Parking lot 7PM
Camp a few K's in from Parking lot
Saturday full day paddling Six Mile Lake to Gibson Lake to Gibson River. Camp in wilderness section of river.
Sunday down Gibson river into protective waters of Georgian Bay to McCrae Lake
See me for maps and other details
There are 11 portages ranging from 10-230 meters. Most of them are very short.

Required Items to Bring:

Overnight camping canoeing gear
Food
PFD and other safety gear
Canoe
If you don't have a canoe,we may be able to team you up with someone else.

How to Get There

Event Directions:

See me for maps and other details

Carpool Info:

N/A

Event Coordinator/s Contact Information

Contact (Name):

Gary Ataman

Phone:

905-922-1434