10 Best Canoe Trips in Ontario

These are the top ten canoe trips in Ontario that I always recommend people paddle and we've covered a lot of canoe routes over the years. These trips aren't in any particular order but I do my best to give you guys a breakdown of each route including location, number of portages, distance, duration, points of interest such as hikes, best campsites as well as things to watch out for. Donald Lake Loop    • 4 Day Backcountry Canoe Camping Loop - Don...   Put in: 46.741905, -80.613314 Take out: 46.741905, -80.613314 Distance: 40k Duration: 4 Days Portages: 6 Rapids: 0 Bell Lake Loop    • 4 Day Backcountry Canoe Camping Trip - Bel...   Map: https://mapsbyjeff.com/pages/killarney Put in: (46.0762992, -81.2396435) Take out: (46.0762992, -81.2396435) Distance: 30 kilometers Duration: 4 days ( could be done in 2-3) Rapids: 0 Portages: 8 Petewawa River    • Lower Petawawa Whitewater - Party On The Pet   Put in: (45.9601332, -78.0635017) Take out: (45.9449629, -77.6062847) Duration: 3 1/2 days Distance: 49 k Portages: way too many if you’re not going to run the rapids Rapids: 9, plus tons of swifts Ishpatina Ridge Loop    • 10 Day Backcountry Canoe Trip Full Version...   Put in: 47.225122, -80.827926 (Sturgeon River Bridge) Take out: 47.225122, -80.827926 (Sturgeon River Bridge) Duration: 10 days Distance: 104 kilometers Portages: 50 Rapids: 0 (there were half a dozen swifts) Temagami Lake Loop    • 11 Day Backcountry Canoe Trip Full Version...   Put in: 46.964215, -80.018672 Take out: 46.964215, -80.018672 Duration: 11 Days Distance: 160 kilometers Portages: 25 Rapids: 8 The Big Loop    • 10 Day Backcountry Canoe Camping Loop in K...   Put in: (46.0153461, -81.4029568) Take out: (46.0153461, -81.4029568) Duration: 10 days Distance: 104 kilometers Portages: 31 Rapids: 0 Sturgeon River Loop    • Sturgeon River Loop   Put In: 46.742323, -80.613021 Take Out: 46.742323, -80.613021 Duration: 8 -10 Days Distance: 200 k Portages: 43 Rapids: Class 1-3 North Tea Loop    • 4 Day Algonquin Backcountry Canoe Trip - N...   put in:45.922485, -79.185600 take out: 45.922485, -79.185600 Distance: 62 kilometers Duration: 4 Days Portages 13 Quetico Figure 8 Loop    • 14 Day Backcountry Canoe Camping Trip - Qu...   Put in: (48.6608529, -91.3393359) Take out: (48.6608529, -91.3393359) Duration: 14 days Distance: 250 kilometers Portages: 55 Rapids: 2 Phillip Edward Island    • 5 Day Backcountry  Canoe Camping Trip Arou...   Put in: (45.9943900, -81.4145944) (Chikanishing Creek boat launch) Take out: (45.9943900, -81.4145944) (Chikanishing Creek boat launch) Duration: 4-5 days Distance: 50k Rapids: 0 Camping Gear List Canoe Barrel https://amzn.to/4kFz7h7 (amazon) Barrel Harness https://amzn.to/3IzTrTM (amazon) Sleeping Pad https://amzn.to/4nSC40v (amazon) Quilt https://amzn.to/3UgotCH (amazon) Pillow https://amzn.to/3GOPgmB (amazon) Dry Bags https://amzn.to/4f1BMAM (amazon) Camping Chairs https://amzn.to/44LYrxv (amazon) Gravity Water Filter https://amzn.to/44Ydt21 (amazon) Replacement Filters https://amzn.to/4nVDxn0 (amazon) Camp Stove https://amzn.to/3UjY3Qu (amazon) Cooking Pot Large https://amzn.to/44Jk1kE (amazon) Cooking Pot Small https://amzn.to/4kHQCNS (amazon) Utensils https://amzn.to/4ltyRTC (amazon) Reusable Coffe Filter https://amzn.to/4m4ECHw (amazon) Water Bottles https://amzn.to/3Un6Px2 (amazon) Headlamps https://amzn.to/410Cok1 (amazon) Camp Towel https://amzn.to/4lzu4A5 (amazon) Single Blade Paddle Bow https://amzn.to/45aghdu (amazon) Single Blade Paddle Stern https://amzn.to/3TIJoyf (amazon) Kayak Paddle https://amzn.to/46Lg1CT (amazon) First Aid Kit https://amzn.to/4kJy6EI (amazon) Clothing Wool Socks https://amzn.to/44CEB7M (amazon) Wool Tank Top https://amzn.to/4mkTUYP (amazon) Wool Bra https://amzn.to/4eT83JY (amazon) Wool Underwear https://amzn.to/4kHSRkg (amazon) Pants https://amzn.to/4nUOLYI (amazon) Sandals https://amzn.to/3IRbNQb (amazon) Hats https://amzn.to/3IRinGn (amazon) Rain Jacket https://amzn.to/4lDdrDI (amazon) Puffy Jacket https://amzn.to/44XvLQN (amazon) Camp Food Dehydrator https://amzn.to/44UWGNc (amazon) Electronics Portable Power Bank https://amzn.to/455g637 (amazon) Sat GPS https://amzn.to/4lEnNTO (amazon) Camera Gear Main Camera https://amzn.to/457K2eS (amazon) 360 Camera https://amzn.to/40Zk371 (amazon) Selfie Stick https://amzn.to/4nSElcc (amazon)