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Re: T&T: Trent-Severn, Vol 175, Issue 1

LC
Low, Charles T.
Thu, Mar 2, 2017 1:29 PM

Steve, as Henry Dennig said, call ahead. The current web link is:

http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/on/trentsevern/index.aspx

And, if I'm not mistaken, it's often a part of the Great Loop, isn't it?

It took a bit of clicking, but here is the boaters' data sheet:
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/on/trentsevern/visit/visit5.aspx

Don't believe the "5-7 days transit". I'm not saying that one can't do it, but I would definitely prefer not to. I estimate about half that speed for a chance to stop and look around. I took about 6 days to get from Trenton to Fenelon Falls, which is roughly in the middle (and then retraced).

There's also a private site:
https://www.trentsevern.com

Another alternative with which I am more familiar is the Rideau System, but they used to state "5 feet" as the draft. The Rideau has a different character and history. Check out www.rideau-info.com, as well as you can find it on Parks Canada easily enough.

http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/progs/lhn-nhs/canaux-canals/index.aspx

I draw 5'5" (nominally ...), and although I haven't had that boat on the Trent-Severn, the local knowledge is that I would bump from time to time ... but get through.

Remember that you'll be in a foreign country - easy to forget and causes occasional unpleasantness when people forget that our laws are different in several important respects.

Charles

Steve, as Henry Dennig said, call ahead. The current web link is: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/on/trentsevern/index.aspx And, if I'm not mistaken, it's often a part of the Great Loop, isn't it? It took a bit of clicking, but here is the boaters' data sheet: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/on/trentsevern/visit/visit5.aspx Don't believe the "5-7 days transit". I'm not saying that one can't do it, but I would definitely prefer not to. I estimate about half that speed for a chance to stop and look around. I took about 6 days to get from Trenton to Fenelon Falls, which is roughly in the middle (and then retraced). There's also a private site: https://www.trentsevern.com Another alternative with which I am more familiar is the Rideau System, but they used to state "5 feet" as the draft. The Rideau has a different character and history. Check out www.rideau-info.com, as well as you can find it on Parks Canada easily enough. http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/progs/lhn-nhs/canaux-canals/index.aspx I draw 5'5" (nominally ...), and although I haven't had that boat on the Trent-Severn, the local knowledge is that I would bump from time to time ... but get through. Remember that you'll be in a foreign country - easy to forget and causes occasional unpleasantness when people forget that our laws are different in several important respects. Charles