Rideau Canoe Route 1-71

CANOE ROUTE 1-71

Route: Newboro - Clear Lake - Indian Lake - Chaffey's Lock -
Benson Lake - Mosquito Lake - Newboro Lake
Distance: 32 km
Time: 1.5 - 2 days
Best Map: Chart 1513 - Sheet 3 (Alternate Map: NTS 31 C-9)
Online: Regional Map - Paddler's Trip Planner (use BACK button to return)

Start at the private campsite at Newboro Lock, move south past McCaskill and Steadman Islands to Hungry Bay. Pass through "the Elbow" into Clear Lake, then through the channel into Indian Lake.
Observe caution in this area - this is the main channel of the Rideau Waterway.
The popular summer resort of Chaffeys Lock lies at the southern end of Indian Lake.
Travel northwest through Indian Lake, around the point, then south into Benson Lake. Move north through scattered islands, around the point, then follow the shoreline south into Mosquito Lake.
A short distance up Massassauga Creek is a campsite owned by the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority. It may be difficult to find, as the mouth of the creek empties into a bay heavily overgrown with lily-pads, but it is easily penetrated by a canoe.
Very good large-mouth bass fishing can be found in both Benson and Mosquito Lakes.
Travel north through the narrow channel leading into the western end of Newboro Lake. Continue east, following the north shore of Newboro Lake to the point of origin at Newboro Lock.

Note: Some areas of Newboro Lake are posted as no fishing areas by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Canoe Route 1-71

This canoe route produced by the:
Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority
1641 Perth Road, Box 160
Glenburnie, Ontario K0H 1S0
Tel: 1-613-546-4228
email: crca@kos.net
The Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority would like to thank the Bayridge 'W' Scouts of Kingston for updating this route in 1996.

THE ISSUE OF THIS MAP AND DESCRIPTION DOES NOT IMPLY THAT THE USER IS GRANTED PERMISSION TO CAMP, PORTAGE OR OTHERWISE TRESPASS ON PRIVATE LANDS. THIS PERMISSION MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE LANDOWNER. PLEASE CAMP AT THE RECOGNIZED CAMPSITES AND CARRY OUT YOUR LITTER.

For a paper copy of this route visit the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority website: www.cataraquiregion.on.ca and download the Adobe PDF version of the route (including map) or request a paper copy from the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (see above).