Welcome Lake to Lake Louisa
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 6.64 nm
- Elevation gain
- 207 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 223 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,604 ft
- TrailRank
- 20
- Min elevation
- 1,410 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 218
- Uploaded
- July 5, 2017
near Airy, Ontàrio (Canada)
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Itinerary description
The third day of a 5 day canoe trip through Algonquin Park from Whitney to Cache Lake. This day had two portages, the first at 320 meters and the second one into Lake Louisa is a long one at 1725 meters with the highest elevation coming early. Starting at Welcome lake you head to a river at the north end and wind your way into Harry's Lake. Follow the southern shoreline to find the river that leads into Rence Lake. You are only on Rence Lake for a few minutes then head north up the river towards Frank Lake. You will hit your first portage (320 meters) before you get to Franks Lake. Paddle north through a channel to Florence Lake, head west (to your left) and look for the portage into Louisa.
Louisa is a big Lake and can be windy. It is also a popular one with a lot of campsites (20?) and campers. We found a nice site on an island (2 sites were on the same island). We arrived early in the afternoon and while we planned to explore the lake later in the day some rain and strong winds changed our minds.
Tomorrow's trip is: Louisa to Head Lake
Louisa is a big Lake and can be windy. It is also a popular one with a lot of campsites (20?) and campers. We found a nice site on an island (2 sites were on the same island). We arrived early in the afternoon and while we planned to explore the lake later in the day some rain and strong winds changed our minds.
Tomorrow's trip is: Louisa to Head Lake
Waypoints
Intersection
0 ft
Portage 320 meters
The first portage is 320 meters long. Follow the trail not the GPS.
Intersection
1,526 ft
Portage #2
The second portage is a long one at 1725 meters. Follow the path not the GPS.
Campsite
1,407 ft
Campsite
Nice campsite with great views and an easy to find location. More campsites are available to the north on islands and on the far shoreline.
Campsite
1,417 ft
Campsite
We spent the night on an island campsite. There were two campsites on the island.
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