Mississagua River (Kawartha Highlands), Sat. May 2

Outing Type → 

This is a classic whitewater day trip in the history of the WCA that I'm looking forward to exploring for the first time. It's a very nice pool & drop river where all the rapids are obvious and there are portage trails along them. The rapids range in difficulty and there are some very challenging rapids and chutes, so you can make the trip as easy or hard as you want by choosing which rapids to run vs portage. It's 16 km but a long day as a result of all the scouting and portaging, so expect to spend around 6 hours on the river.

 

The Basics
Event Location

Mississagua River, Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park

Date(s) & Time
Event Duration
1 day
Difficulty Rating
Intermediate
Itinerary
Itinerary description

Meet at 9 am at the put-in and do the shuttle

Expect to spend 6 hours on the river

Required Items to Bring

Whitewater canoe with flotation

Dry or wetsuit

Food/water for the entire day

Extra layers to put on if you get cold or wet

Recommended Items to Bring

Portaging yoke for the canoe

How to Get There
Event Directions

Put in: 44.687930, -78.329751

Take out: 44.576837, -78.358971