DUMOINE RIVER - QUEBEC --CANCELLED

Submitted by SandroW. on Fri, 01/24/2020 - 16:39

Whitewater

Please note that this WCA trip is cancelled due to COVID-19.

Dumoine the BIG sister of the Three sisters, Noire and Coulounge. With a length of 129 km, this spectacular whitewater canoe route is filled with breathtaking views, wildlife and classic class 2 and 3 rapids with portage options. The Dumoine 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

The Basics

Event Location:

Lac Dumoine - Quebec

Date(s) & Time:

Sunday, October 11, 2020 (All day)

Registration Cut Off:

September 1, 2020

Event Duration:

1 day driving / 5 days River / 1 day driving

Difficulty Rating:

Intermediate

Participant Info

Who's Invited:

Anyone with River tripping and Whitewater experience

Maximum Group Size:

5 boats / 10 people

Minimum Group Size:

3 boats / 6 people

Itinerary

Itinerary description:

We will be leaving on Sunday October 11th in the morning and driving all day to Quebec where we will stay sleeping.
October 12th Monday we will have a shuttle where we will be dropped off and from there we will paddle south during 5 Days and 1/2 day (12 Thanks Giving,13,14,15,16,17) we will be paddling around 25km per day.
We are leaving the river October 17 Saturday and driving south ontario.

Required Items to Bring:

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