Paddle at your own pace through a vast natural paradise...
Circuit #77 - Hawkesbury-Des Baies
LENGTH
108 km : 83-km loop and 25 km linear
APPROXIMATIVE DURATION
7 days
GROOMING FREQUENCY
Every 5 years
PROPOSED DIRECTION
Clockwise or counterclockwise
GUIDE MAP
Number 4
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS
31 N/5, 31 N/6, 31 N/11 and 31 N/12
DIFFICULTIES
1 Class I rapid
1 waterfall
PORTAGE
13 portagesa totalling 4500 m (5.4% of circuit )
1 portagesb of 135 m (0.2% of circuit )
PUT-IN
Sépaq Camping Barker:
From Highway 117, take Highway 38 for approximately 28 km, and then, take the fork indicating: Camping Barker;
125 km from Le Domaine.
POINTS OF INTEREST
Very nice lakes circuit. Lac Cawasachouane and Lac Henault are long and narrow, and easy to navigate in windy conditions because of the great number of islands that provide shelter. A remarkable section between Lac Henault and Lac des Baies is characterized by a series of small lakes connected by short portages.
REMARKS
The 25 km linear section (12,5 km two-way) allows to reach the 83-km loop.