ITINERARY FOR ALGONQUIN PARK PACKRAFTING
Day 1
- Welcome!
- Meet at 3:30pm at OWL Rafting in Foresters Falls, ON (or we’ll pick you up anywhere in Ottawa by 1:30pm)
- Intros to your guides and group
- Expedition equipment: how to use and how to pack
- Expedition food systems and packing
- Dinner at OWL
Day 2
- Whitewater training (packrafting and rescue) on the ‘Town’ section of the Petawawa
- We drive everybody to Algonquin Park in our vehicles
- Hike 2km on trail to Lake Eustache—the deepest lake in Algonquin Park
- Camp on a picturesque island, surrounded by cliffs and wilderness
Day 3
- Paddle across two lakes
- Trek through forest and meadows in between the lakes and onwards to the Upper Petawawa River
- Start river running!
- Camp at a riverside campsite
Day 4
- River running—this is an incredible section of fun rapids
- Whitewater instruction
- Camp at a riverside campsite
Day 5
- Continue scouting rapids and river running on the Upper ‘Pet’
- There are numerous opportunities for whitewater training with both walking your packraft back up to re-run rapids and whitewater rescue training
- From the take-out, we’ll drive back to Owl Rafting
- Dinner at Owl and get ready for the big day on the Ottawa to come
Day 6
- Run both the ‘Middle’ & ‘Main’ channels of the mighty Ottawa
- Hike and paddle back up through the Islands of the Ottawa in between
- Boat tow to Owl
- Final dinner!
Day 7
- Breakfast and goodbyes!
- If you’re driving yourself, you can take off from OWL at your leisure. If we’re driving you to Ottawa, you’ll be back in town by 11am.