A Paddler's Guide to Weekend Wilderness Adventures in Southern Ontario

This book covers the Ontario region closest to the American border and just a couple hours drive from Toronto. Here are 20 perfect quick-getaway canoe routes for one-, two- and three-day paddles. All are easy on the portages, big on the rewards of nature and not too far from your own backyard.

These routes offer a variety of experiences, from cushy trips for novice paddlers to more challenging excursions for experienced canoeists.

Trips include:

• Big Creek
• Thames River
• Grand River
• Rockwood Lake Conservation Area
• Credit River
• Nonquon River
• Minesing Swamp
• Beaver River
• Rankin and Sauble Rivers
• Noganosh Lake
• Big East Lake
• Silent Lake Provincial Park
• Crab Lake
• Wolf Island Provincial Park
• Bon Echo Provincial Park
• Crotch Lake
• Depot Lakes Conservation Area
• Murphys Point Provincial Park
• Charleston Lake Provincial Park
• Grants Creek/Pooh Lake