Join us on a 3-day loop in QEW traveling on some frequently used sections but also many lesser-used rivers, portages, and numerous beaver dams. This trip promises a lot of challenge, solitude, wildlife, and surprises.

Challenges include
• significant remoteness
• long portages
• no official campsites or privies
• no official maintenance on route
• possible areas of motor boat traffic
• possibly low water levels, i.e. more portages
• buggy conditions

Participant requirements
• you are expected be a capable canoe paddler, for your safety this should not be your first overnight canoe trip
• you must have more than 20 nights of wilderness camping experience
• you and your boat mate MUST collectively be packed for single carry portages on the longer carries, we cannot complete the trip in three days otherwise

You may be contacted to confirm that your experience level is appropriate. Attendance on this trip is at the discretion of the organizer.

Portions of the route may have been traveled and clear but I suggest we have a small saw and loppers in case we need to clear the portages.

Give the long carries lighter boats are recommended.

Please reserve you boat early, the can and do run out, and budget time for picking your boat on Saturday.

Maps and Descriptions of the route

Map of the area the route travels

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6i0kmjfx7ypfqba/QEW_3day-paddleing-route.png?dl=0

My map of the route

https://www.gaiagps.com/datasummary/track/56b80254-0e35-4fbb-a31b-c6005851fbe6/

Map of the whole park

http://www.explorethebackcountry.com/#!qewmap/c5c4

Trip report of the route

http://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtopic.php?f=108&t=43588
http://www.explorethebackcountry.com/#!loopqew/ccdm

Very detailed discussion of Digby creek

http://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtopic.php?f=108&t=39695

Index of descriptions of QEW paddling routes

http://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtopic.php?f=107&t=44909&hilit=queen+elizabeth+wildlands+digby

Itinerary
We have no planned campsites. We will paddling most of the day and then set up camp at the next available site. During this we will follow the route described below.

21 Portages, 8805m total
35km total travel distance

Devil's Lake
1400m portage
Sheldon Lake
625m portage
Cooney Lake
475m portage
Peter's Pond
150m portage
Victoria Lake
370m rough portage
Head River
numerous beaver dams
210m rough portage
230m rough portage
25m portage over dam
Beaver dams
Crooked Lake
Head River
35m portage over dam
Long Lake
180m portage
Round Lake
40m Falls portage
Fishog Lake
90m portage
Digby Creek
290m rough portage
40m rough portage
70m rough portage
5m rough portage
90m rough portage
RedBoat Lake
75m rough portage
Digby Creek
5 beaver dams
55m rough portage
Scrabble Lake
3000m portage
Sheldon Lake
1400m portage
Devil's Lake

Money:
This park is free however to ensure the people who sign up intend to come I will be collecting a $10 deposit. This will be returned in full at the end of the trip.
You likely need to pay for a rental boat.
Plan to share the cost of gas evenly with the other people in your car.

Logistics:
Please use the spreadsheet linked below to coordinate carpooling and gear sharing.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DrBrbHFSpENV4jprdNNXpKcM5yb85Ul9MFNM4XY6zx0/edit?usp=sharing