North Muskoka River, Duck Chute To High Falls Reach Access
North Muskoka River, Duck Chute To High Falls Reach Access
This access point serves the popular North Branch Muskoka River paddle between Duck Chutes and High Falls, a stretch of approximately 10. 4 kilometres return.
Paddlers launching here can travel a gentle current through a mix of forested shoreline and cottage country, with the river becoming more active near Duck Chutes, where a short 75-metre portage on the right bank is required.
The reach from Duck Chutes to High Falls takes roughly one hour by canoe or kayak. The upper portion near Duck Chutes passes a few cottages, followed by a quieter two-kilometre stretch before more development appears closer to Highway 11.
The downstream terminus is the High Falls Picnic Area in Bracebridge, just west of Highway 11 north of the Muskoka 117 overpass, where paddlers exit on the left bank above the falls. The route is considered novice-level under adequate water levels.
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