Coulonge River - Quebec (FULL)

Submitted by SandroW. on Sun, 02/17/2019 - 16:31

Whitewater

With a length of 125 km, this spectacular whitewater canoe route is filled with breathtaking views, wildlife and classic class 2 and 3 rapids with portage options. The Coulonge is a remote river located in Western Quebec and flows into the Ottawa River.The river is relatively small and the terrain alternates between Canadian Shield rock and sand. The navigatable rapids are long and the portages are short. (The Ottawa Valley Tourist Association) We will be paddling during 5 days following the current trough swifts and rapids and amazing sand beaches where we will be camping every night

The Basics

Event Location:

Waltham, Quebec

Date(s) & Time:

Sunday, October 13, 2019 (All day)

Registration Cut Off:

August 15

Event Duration:

1 day driving / 5 days River / 1 day driving

Difficulty Rating:

Intermediate

Participant Info

Who's Invited:

Anyone with River tripping experience

Maximum Group Size:

8 People / 4 boats

Minimum Group Size:

3 boats / 6 people

Itinerary

Itinerary description:

We will be leaving on Sunday October 13th in the morning and driving all day to Walthan Quebec where we will stay at the Black River Inn.
October 14th Monday we will have a 3 hours shuttle where we will be dropped off and from there we will paddle south during 5 Days and 1/2 day (14 Thanks Giving,15,16,17,18,19) we will be paddling around 25km per day.
We are leaving the river October 19 Saturday and driving south ontario.

Required Items to Bring:

-Personal clothing/layering
-Rain Gear
-Wetsuit or Drysuite
-Helmet
-Extra paddles
-Painters
-Throw bag
-Rescue Equipment