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Restoule Upper
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Location
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Restoule |
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Length
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72 km (4-6 days)
/ 44.7 mi
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Difficulty
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River Travel - moderate
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Lake Travel - moderate
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Portaging - easy
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Remoteness - easy
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Number of
Portages
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12 (plus 2 optional)
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Topo
Maps:
1:50,000
scale: 31 L/04 – Nipissing
41 L/01 - Noelville
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Description:
The
Restoule Upper French Route is a 72 km route, with 12 portages, that
generally takes between 4 and 6 days to complete.
Canoeists will begin at Restoule Provincial Park and follow the
route the Ojibwa took with Samuel de Champlain to the French River and
into Lake Nipissing (east to west).
The return voyage (west to east) takes users through a seldom
travelled backwater into Restoule Provincial Park. Directions:
(to start of route) From the HWY 11/17
junction near Seymour Street, head southeast on HWY 11 for 14.5 km (9
mi).
Take exit 329 for Lake Nosbonsing Road/HWY 654.
Continue on Lake Nosbonsing Road/HWY 654 for 23 km (14.3
mi), then turn
right onto HWY 534. 21.4
km (13.3 mi) further, stay right to remain on HWY 534 for an extra 9
km (5.6 mi).
Follow signage to the Provincial Park.
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