Bloodvein Whitewater - FULL

Submitted by BeakbaneTom on Fri, 02/28/2025 - 18:22

Whitewater

The Bloodvein is an historic aboriginal and settler trade route. It is a well-documented pool and drop river with around 89 class 1, 2 and 3 rapids. We’ll attempt to run most of them and avoid portaging, which anyway are mostly short. We’ll go on VIA Rail train from Union Station to Red Lake, returning via Winnipeg back to Toronto. Train leaves Union Station on Sunday July 20th at 9.55am. We’ll take a short flight from Red Lake airport to Artery Lake. Paddle 13 days down the Bloodvein River in Atikaki Provincial Park. Then road shuttle to Winnipeg train station on Wednesday August 6th 11.30pm. Arrive at Union Station on Friday Aug 8th 2.29pm. We’ll take will not be shuttling back to the put-in. Cost (excluding food, beverages, fuel, equipment, canoe rental) est. $1,600 - $3,300 (higher for Sleeper on train) Currently we have 7 paddlers and are looking for one more.

The Basics

Event Location:

Bloovein River - Manitoba

Date(s) & Time:

Sunday, July 20, 2025 - 09:00

Registration Cut Off:

April 1st, 2025

Event Duration:

Difficulty Rating:

Intermediate

Participant Info

Who's Invited:

Intermediate whitewater

Maximum Group Size:

4 tandem canoes

Minimum Group Size:

3 tandem canoes

Itinerary

Itinerary description:

Meet at Union Station on Sunday July 20th at 9.00am or a few hours later at Washago station.

Required Items to Bring:

Camping gear and food for 15 nights on the river. Evening meals will be shared. Breakfast beverages will be prepared collectively otherwise breakfast and lunches will be brought and consumed personally.

Note that we’ll bring equipment from Toronto and avoid renting equipment from local outfitters.