Coulonge River

Adventure Overview

For years we’ve taken groups down the Noire and Dumoine Rivers, and we are thrilled to offer a trip on the last of the Three Sisters… the Coulonge River.

The headwaters of the Coulonge are located in La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve, one of Québec’s vast protected wilderness regions. Flowing south from La Vérendrye into the Ottawa River, the Coulonge is 270km of waterfalls, rapids, swifts, and lakes. Of the Three Sisters, the Coulonge offers the most fast moving water, with many playful swifts and Class 1 rapids. The Coulonge is a beautiful geographical mix of both the rocky Canadian Shield terrain of the Dumoine and the sandy beaches that favour the Noire River.

On this 10-day adventure, paddlers will enjoy the best fast moving water the Coulonge has to offer, with the potential to run rapids from Class 1 to Class 3. Our guides will focus on whitewater instruction to help everyone build confidence and skills on moving water. On our final day, we paddle a section of river legendary canoeist Hap Wilson referred to as “a blast that lasts”, describing the countless C1’s and swifts that make this part of the river pure joy to paddle. Along the way, you’ll encounter stunning waterfalls, providing opportunity for excellent photography and stretching your legs on a portage.

Whether the Coulonge is the first of the Three Sisters you are experience of the third, everyone can appreciate the unique beauty that these three rivers offer.

We acknowledge that the Coulonge River flows through the traditional territories of the Omàmìwininìwag (Algonquin) and Anishinabeg Nation, and that we are visitors to this land.

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