Algonquin Adventures / Opinion??

**Posted by Shayne74** 10/05/2025 1:56 pm

Just wondering if anyone knows or has an educated opinion on what the most under utilized area of the park might be?? I'm guessing North East or area North of Aylen Lake . O'Neil / Robataille for instance?? Maybe I'm just assuming that as we're always entering from west side or 60. Any thoughts??

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**Posted by captainchaos2000** 10/05/2025 6:08 pm

That would be my guess, I've never been myself. Hopefully somebody that knows will chime in and give you the answer your looking for.
Last number of trips I've been out of Brent. The 40km gravel road thins out the herd a little. At least enough for me. I find it gives me a solid "disconnect" from civilization even before I get a canoe in the water.
You sound like your in trip planning mode for next year.
That's what I'm working on now.

**Posted by Shayne74** 10/05/2025 6:47 pm

captainchaos2000 wrote:
That would be my guess, I've never been myself. Hopefully somebody that knows will chime in and give you the answer your looking for.
Last number of trips I've been out of Brent. The 40km gravel road thins out the herd a little. At least enough for me. I find it gives me a solid "disconnect" from civilization even before I get a canoe in the water.
You sound like your in trip planning mode for next year.
That's what I'm working on now.

Thanks. I'm kinda always in trip planning mode lol!
The wheels are definitely turning. Ive been in to Robataille on a solo day trip. I think it'd be worth spending some time in that area for sure.

**Posted by MartinG** 10/05/2025 7:35 pm

I would put it in a couple of categories. Underutilized for good reason (Like don't go there). And underutilized because they fly under the radar.

Underutilized for good reason would include Clydegale-Branch (not including Little Hay). And Gerald-Bissett. Both areas are stupid to get to so they don't see much traffic.

Underutilized because they fly under the radar, Robitaille-Roundbush for sure. The other one is everything west of Canoe-McCraney. It's weird but no one in a canoe goes there.

**Posted by hiker72** 10/05/2025 7:41 pm

captainchaos2000 wrote:
Last number of trips I've been out of Brent. The 40km gravel road thins out the herd a little.

Yes, I too love starting out of Brent for this reason. There are a number of great options that can get you in a very quiet park area within a day's paddle and a couple of portages. To date, we only have experiences launching from Brent, Kiosk, North River and Kawawaymog but I would definitely like to start checking out some of the lesser used access points going forward. The area around Robitaille is certainly intriguing. The area of the Park around Dividing Lake also piques my interest...

**Posted by hiker72** 10/05/2025 7:56 pm

MartinG wrote:
Underutilized because they fly under the radar, Robitaille-Roundbush for sure. The other one is everything west of Canoe-McCraney. It's weird but no one in a canoe goes there.

Now that you mention it, in all of my treks I don't recall ever seeing a canoe on any of the canoe route lakes which intersect with the Western Uplands Trail, aside from Rain and Islet.

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**Posted by Shayne74** 10/06/2025 9:52 am

MartinG wrote:
I would put it in a couple of categories. Underutilized for good reason (Like don't go there). And underutilized because they fly under the radar.

Underutilized for good reason would include Clydegale-Branch (not including Little Hay). And Gerald-Bissett. Both areas are stupid to get to so they don't see much traffic.

Underutilized because they fly under the radar, Robitaille-Roundbush for sure. The other one is everything west of Canoe-McCraney. It's weird but no one in a canoe goes there.

Good point . I've been to Ahmek District of the park. Nice area and quiet for sure. Brent is a good option as well.

Thanks!

**Posted by shaggy** 10/06/2025 12:48 pm

I just finished a first trip through Ahmek with my brother. Sample size of one, but we didn't cross paths with another canoe for almost six days. Had to portage to a lot of portages, though...

**Posted by IanTendy** 10/06/2025 1:01 pm

I did Ahmek at ice-out and it was the only time I've lost a portage in Algonquin. Multiple times through multiple portages. Neat to see, but I'm not running back there with a canoe.

**Posted by swedish pimple** 10/07/2025 8:37 am

black fox , white gull , or shit hawk lake area

**Posted by Shayne74** 10/07/2025 9:24 am

swedish pimple wrote:
black fox , white gull , or shit hawk lake area

Been up this way. Camped on Hiram during a Dog Sled trip. Definitely a not well travelled area of the park.

**Posted by swedish pimple** 10/07/2025 9:35 am

all my friends have been skunked in those lakes ,,

**Posted by swedish pimple** 10/07/2025 10:22 am

the route from the " incomplete angler "
so much depends on water levels now , heart breaking really

**Posted by keg** 10/07/2025 3:21 pm

Clover lake?

I suspect it's more used than I think but I've never seen anyone in the Fassett loop

**Posted by iainwf** 10/08/2025 8:10 am

Any of the lakes between Hay Lake and Branch Lake. The Brian Lake Access Point. The Bissett Lake area and the Lakes south of Mole Lake. I think mainly these lakes aren't used much due to the lack of maintenance on the portages and the fact that these lakes are hard to make loops out of