Trips

Tired of the same old canoe routes? Explored every last river, lake and stream in your area? It’s time to broaden your horizons.

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Fortunately, there are companies that are here to help you go canoeing further away than you are able to car-top. Canoe in South America, Scotland, Australia and even Mongolia with the help of companies like Sunrise Expeditions.

Their impressive list of destinations and their history of providing unique canoeing experiences will no doubt set your stories apart around the next campfire... "This one time when I was paddling in Mongolia..."

Read more: Canoe Around the World!

The ultimate take anywhere radio and more!  Etón has released a multi-function unit that provides adventurers with up-to-date weather conditions through weather band radio and a digital radio tuner so you can listen to Moose FM when you are in the heart of Algonquin Park. 

Read more: Solar Powered Radio

Canoeroots has the list of five Canadian rivers that you should paddle this summer. Read the full story in our latest issue HERE or better yet pick up on newstands now.

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Love to camp, but hate the work? Longing for a local eco-experience, but don’t know where to go? Kim Cowan, long time wilderness trekker, today announced the launch of the Misabi Adventure Company. Operating on Lake Obabika in Ontario’s Temagami district, it is ready to host "glamping" campers this summer.

Read more: Go Glamping: New Company Opens Up in Temagami

This quick 4-minute video is a tour through Quttinirpaaq National Park in Nunavut by canoe. It’s Canada’s most northerly park at 83° and lies only 720 kilometres south of the North Pole.

The film highlights the iceburg-maze waters of the Arctic on the Ward Hunt ice shelf. Low-impact camping is encouraged in the park’s 37,775 sq. kilometers.

Is anybody going there this summer? Might make for an interesting canoe trip.

Read more: Canoeing Canada's Most Northern Park

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) is a lengthy waterway trail that “links the waterways of New York, Vermont, Québec, New Hampshire and Maine” and provides canoeists with over 1190-kilometres (740-miles) of scenic rivers and lakes to travel.

According to the NFCT, “The route's variety of flat water, swift water, and whitewater, on a range of rivers, streams, lakes and ponds provide extensive opportunities for canoe and kayak recreation” with over 22 rivers and stream, 56 lakes and ponds and over 62 portages. The water trail also flows through three National wildlife refuges.

Read more: Discover the Northern Forest Canoe Trail!

Consider LaVérendrye. It boasts over 800 kilometers of well-maintained and marked canoe routes throughout a vast wilderness of 13,615 sq. km. Some call it, “Algonquin Park without the crowds.”

Read more: Planning Your Next Canoe Trip?

The Northwest Rafting Company is brewing up two trips that no beer lover will want to miss. Knowing that a cold one tastes infinitely better on a hot day, following a day of water play, they'll combine rafting trips on the Rogue River with popular local microbrews to enjoy each evening in camp.

Read more: Unique Rafting Trips Offer Brews with Views