W-22 Wallace Lake Loop (Wallace to Stonehouse to Wallace)
Geographic Location:
- Atikaki Provincial Park (Manitoba), Woodland Caribou Park (Ontario).
Name of Trip:
- Wallace Lake Loop (Wallace to Stonehouse to Wallace)
Major Lakes/Rivers:
- Wallace L, Siderock, Wanipigow R, Haggert L, Haggart R, Carroll L, Gammon R, Royd L, Murdock L, Bloodvein R, Larus L, Artery L, Stonehouse L, Aikens L, Broadleaf R, Leaf L.
Source of Information:
- Map: 52 L/13, L/14, L/15, M/3, M/6, M/7.
- Woodland Caribou Canoe Route Map.
- MRCA paddler: Jerry Ameis.
Duration of Trip:
- 8 days paddling.
Total Distance:
- 220 kilometres.
River Rating:
- Wanipigow: a shallow narrow river.
- Haggart: rapids and falls with canyons.
- Gammon: big drops between lakes.
- Bloodvein: small drops between lakes, extensive rapids between Artery and Stonehouse lakes.
Portages:
- About 70 portages.
- The worst portages are: From Stonehouse : to the east channel of the Gammon R. (1.6km through a burnt area).
- From Aikens L. to the Broadleaf system (1.8km through a burnt area).
Start (Put In):
- Wallace Lake Campground.
Finish (Take Out):
- Wallace Lake Campground.
Alternate Access:
- You can exit the Gammon R. via Carroll Lake and the “infomous” Obukowin portage (5km in length) and return to Wallace L. by way of Siderock L.
Remoteness:
- Fly-in lodges on the lakes of Bloodvein and Gammon river systems.
Comments:
- This trip traverses 3 river systems that drain into Lake Winnipeg (Wanipigow, Gammon and Bloodvein). The country is varied: swampier parts along the Wanipigow and Broadleaf to the rocky cliffs and ridges along the Bloodvein.
