1. Is it possible to access the Wawiag River from any logging roads? We have been to the Q many times over the years and looking for isolation and more wildlife sightings. Thinking of paddling down wawiag to kawnipi, south to kenny, northeast up the creek to Mack lake, then north and northeast up wawiag again back to our car. Feasible? Legal? Stupid?

2. Also, it is possible to paddle west to east on the Wawiag? Not sure how strong the current is.

Looking to get away from the crowds; all people, tbh. Not even sure who to contact regarding getting permission to do this.

Thank you,
MB

Moosebones,

Magic Paddler should be chiming in soon and can answer your questions regarding entering the Waiwag from a logging road. He’s been there ... done it!

In fact, I believe he GPS’d his track in and supplied that info to Quetico officials.

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Don’t know if the logging road is still passable. When I last went down it there were stretches with lots of ½ inch trees I bent over with the car. Don’t know if the beavers have blocked the road 2 miles farther from the Wawiag. For the last 1 & ½ miles is on a winter road the alder was 8 feet high. Doug is retiring and will not take on new clients. A real bad place to have car trouble.

Also see fall 2017 BWJ Darrle Brauer page 68

About 10 years ago my crew went up the Waiwag to Mack Creek; an easy paddle with little current and just one portage. Watch for Mack Creek carefully, as it is not big and we pulled the canoes with ropes and walked upstream. We went down the string of ponds and portages to Kenny Lake; a remote stretch that took a full half day. Beware of Kennybas Falls, as the upstream portage landing is on the SW side and very close to the top of the falls.

Eyedocron: "About 10 years ago my crew went up the Waiwag to Mack Creek; an easy paddle with little current and just one portage. Watch for Mack Creek carefully, as it is not big and we pulled the canoes with ropes and walked upstream. We went down the string of ponds and portages to Kenny Lake; a remote stretch that took a full half day. Beware of Kennybas Falls, as the upstream portage landing is on the SW side and very close to the top of the falls."

EyeDoc
I went up the creek from Kenney Lake last summer. Nice and remote.
There is a canoe stuck in the falls now.

Question whether it is the same canoe, but there was one stuck in Kennybas Falls last time I was there 6 years ago. Hope no one was hurt. Minimum of three days to the nearest ranger station from there.
I also recall about 15 years ago while paddling up Kawnipi in the narrows below Kennybas Falls a pontoon plane flying back and forth. I was told later they were looking for canoeists that went over the falls.

Here is a picture of the mouth of the Waiwag River as it empties into Kawnipi. I have read you cannot camp there as it is historically a native village site.