• Refueling Provigo 47°20'27.798"N
  79°26'10.622"O
• Repair Go Sport (12,rue Ste-Anne, Ville-MarieT 819 629-2590) 47°19'50.703''N
  79°26'26.683''O
• Guiding Adventure Coop de l'Arrière-Pays 47°19'58.512"N
  79°26'15.108"O
• Point of interest Théâtre du Rift 47°19'51.527”N
  79°26'22.613”O
• Heritage visit Maison du Frère-Moffet 47°19'54.407”N
  79°26'34.283”O
• Agrotourism Chocolats Martine 47°19'46.882”N
  79°26'35.499”O
• Launching ramp Marina municipale de Ville-Marie (7, rue Sainte-Anne Ouest) 47°19'46.062”N
  79°26'37.915”O
• Parking Stationnement de la marina de Ville-Marie 47°19'47.8"N
  79°26'38.2"O
• Heritage visit Lieu historique national du Canada du Fort-Témiscamingue 47°17'19.8”N
  79°27'40.7”O
• Dock Quai du complexe récréotouristique La Bannik (862, chemin du Vieux-Fort, Duhamel-Ouest) 47°17'26.2"N
  79°27'12.0"O
• Bike for rent Plage La Bannik 47°17'26.2"N
  79°27'13.5"O
• Point of interest Vue sans fin vers le nord du lac Témiscamingue 47°17'6.816”N
  79°27'43.036”O
• Dock Quai municipal de la rivière blanche 47°17'05.3"N
  79°24'38.2"O
• Boat launching site Mise à l'eau de la rivière Blanche 47°17'05.2"N
  79°24'38.1"O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Plage du quai public de Fabre 47°15'02.6"N
  79°24'21.0"O
• Covered picnic table Halte routière de Fabre 47°15'02.5"N
  79°24'17.9"O
• Toilet Toilettes sèches de la halte routière de Fabre 47°15'04.0"N
  79°24'18.2"O
• Parking Stationnement de la rampe de mise à l'eau de Fabre 47°11'55.1"N
  79°24'46.8"O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l’eau du quai public de Fabre 47°11'54.601”N
  79°24'45.584”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage sur l'île près de la rampe de mise à l'eau de Fabre 47°10'44.565”N
  79°25'18.01”O
• Point of interest Centrale Hydro-Ontario (Lower Notch) 47°08'19.3"N
  79°27'14.3"O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Sandbar Island 47°07'21.6"N
  79°27'28.5"O
• Rocky escarpment Escarpement rocheux 47°04'59.0"N
  79°25'33.6"O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage de la baie à Bastien 47°4'34,478"N
  79°25'2,217"O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage 47°4'15,699"N
  79°24'37,938"O
• Fall / waterfall Site Topping, décharge de la rivière Kipawa (rapide hollywood) 47°2'59.086”N
  79°23'19.971”O
• Picnic table Table à pique-nique du secteur de la Rivière-Kipawa 47°02'47.9"N
  79°23'10.9"O
• Dock Quai du secteur de la Rivière-Kipawa 47°02'47.8"N
  79°23'10.0"O
• Canoe for rent Canots à louer du secteur de la Rivière-Kipawa 47°02'47.9"N
  79°23'10.4"O
• Hiking Sentier pédestres du secteur de la Rivière-Kipawa 47°02'48.9"N
  79°23'09.6"O
• Ready-to-camp for rent Prêt-à-camper du secteur de la Rivière-Kipawa (parc national d'Opémican) 47°02'30.3"N
  79°22'48.9"O
• Paid wild camping Camping rustique du parc national d'Opémican (secteur de la Rivière-Kipawa) 47°02'25.2"N
  79°22'33.6"O
• Paid wild camping Camping du long portage (lac Témiscamingue) 47°0'17,762"N
  79°20'5,887"O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage des hauteurs 46°58'24,985"N
  79°19'34,634"O
• Fall / waterfall Chute verticale de 20 pieds de hauteur 46°57'54.806”N
  79°19'12.874”O
• Fall / waterfall Chute en cascade de 25 pieds 46°57'34.364”N
  79°19'7.879”O
• Rocky escarpment Escarpement rocheux 47°02'11.5"N
  79°22'30.1"O
• Fall / waterfall Chute en cascade 46°55'51.176”N
  79°18'6.967”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage 46°56'4,232"N
  79°18'24,893"O
• Fall / waterfall Ruisseau d’eau vive 46°55'16.782”N
  79°17'15.165”O
• Fall / waterfall Petite chute 46°54'44.627”N
  79°16'52.394”O
• Rocky escarpment Falaises 46°55'2.362”N
  79°17'12.027”O
• Rocky escarpment Falaise 46°56'8.908”N
  79°18'26.879”O
• Rocky escarpment Falaises oranges 46°55'51.91”N
  79°18'9.628”O
• Carrying Portage vers la chute de la baie McLauren's (Ontario) 46°50'32,905"N
  79°14'55,216"O
• Fall / waterfall Chute de la baie McLaren's (Ontario) 46°50'33,88"N
  79°14'56,873"O
• Parking Stationnement de la rampe de mise à l'eau du chemin Ceder-Pine 46°50'15.3"N
  79°12'50.5"O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l'eau du chemin Cedar-Pine 46°50'15,499"N
  79°12'52,451"O
• Ready-to-camp for rent Prêt-à-camper Étoile, secteur des Remorqueurs (boucle C) 46°50'0,924"N
  79°11'48,665"O
• Reception et services Opémican 46°49'54.872”N
  79°11'29.756”O
• Mise à l’eau du site Opémican à Témiscaming 46°50'3.817”N
  79°11'31.3”O
• Rocky escarpment Plage de la baie d’Opémican 46°49'58.5”N
  79°11'21.759”O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l'eau 46°50'16,784"N
  79°10'34,637"O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage de la presqu'île de Témiscaming 46°44'13.328”N
  79°7'10.618”O
• Halte sur galet Aire de repos de la presqu'île de Témiscaming 46°43'26.492”N
  79°6'33.212”O
• Paid municipal campsite stopover Camping urbain de Témiscaming 46°43'07.5"N
  79°06'18.2"O
• Parking Stationnement de la marina de Témiscaming 46°43'08.2"N
  79°06'18.7"O
• Launching ramp Marina de Témiscaming Sud (Rue de la Marina, Témiscaming) 46°43'08.9"N
  79°06'19.2"O
• Canoe for rent Algonquin Canoe Company Témiscaming (Île du Long Sault
, Thorne, Ontario) 46°42'34.379”N
  79°6'6.229”O
• Launching ramp Marina de l'île Long Sault 46°42'27,982"N
  79°6'4,284"O
• Refueling IGA Témiscaming 46°44'04.3"N
  79°03'52.8"O

Service de navette

Are you looking for transportation to get to the starting point of this dream journey? Do you have only one vehicle and would like to have it transported from the starting point to the finishing point? Coop de l’Arrière Pays offers a road transport service.

 Directions to the starting point

VILLE-MARIE MARINA

In Ville-Marie, turn right onto Sainte Anne Street.

Free outdoor parking and boat launch.

Position: 79°26'37.915"W 47°19'46.062"N

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 Directions to the point of arrival

TÉMISCAMING MARINA

In Témiscaming, continue straight on Montée Letang Road. Turn right onto Kipawa road. Turn left onto Marina street.

Free outdoor parking and boat launch.

Position: 79°6'18.715"W 46°43'9.251"N

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  Topographic maps

Topographic maps at a scale of 1:50,000 for the entire reservoir route are available in PDF format on this page, and we recommend using them during your outing. The use of a GPS with the route map is also strongly recommended.

31 M/6 Lake Témiscamingue, Ville-Marie 

31 M/3 Lake Témiscamingue, Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre 

31 L/14 Lake Témiscamingue, Opémican 

31 L/11 Lake Témiscamingue, Témiscaming

Total slope: 5 meters

 Obstacles and dangers

• Lake Temiskaming is very turbulent and even dangerous in strong winds. It is recommended to follow the shoreline. Some sections run along large rocky escarpments with no possibility of landing.

• The wind can change rapidly in strength and direction. It can create short, sharp waves that make it difficult to steer and can destabilize boats and cause them to capsize.

• Near large rock walls, waves collide (chop zones), making boats unstable.

  Camps

Sufficient campsites are available. They are distributed throughout the trail and vary in quality.

They are distributed throughout the trail. It is essential to leave campsites in impeccable condition, following Leave No Trace principles.

  Human presence

• Motorboat traffic.

• Several cabins and houses are located mainly at the beginning and end of the trail.

• A large portion of the trail is located within Opémican National Park.

History

Before the arrival of Europeans in this region, the Algonquins occupied the lands northeast of the lake. They were involved in the fur trade in the early 1670s, and from then until the early 19th century, Lake Timiskaming served primarily as a transportation route for successive fur companies and their traders. However, in the 1830s, missionary zeal brought first the Oblates and then the Sulpicians to the region. During these same years, loggers purchased timber rights along the shores. In the 1880s, a permanent settlement was established around Timiskaming Lake. The first commercial steamboat sailed on the lake in 1882. Fourteen were in operation by 1900. However, from then on, railways gradually replaced the lakes as a means of transportation. These railways and roads caused the decline of Timiskaming Lake as a commercial transportation route after the First World War, but it found a new vocation in tourism and recreation.

Geography

Its formation dates back to the Ice Age, when the passage of the last glacier acted as a kind of carving knife that shaped the Témiscamingue landscape. The lake is the remnant of the Objibway-Barlow (OB) Sea. This body of water covered the entire region up to the limits of Fugèreville as well as between Laniel and Témiscaming, passing through northeastern Ontario. Along its eastern and southeastern shores are steep cliffs that are part of the Laurentian Highlands.

Wildlife

The trail is known for its diverse wildlife, including porcupines, red squirrels, beavers, muskrats, hares, weasels, martens, minks, striped skunks, otter, moose, black bears, white-tailed deer, gray wolves, coyotes, red foxes, and lynx. The lake is a resting place for waterfowl and a nesting area for the Great Blue Heron. Canada geese have chosen Temiskaming Lake for their resting place during their migration, and several varieties of ducks also nest there.

Flora

The bodies of water are located in the areas of white birch and yellow birch fir stands which include, among others, cedar, white and black spruce, balsam fir, white pine, red pine, aspen, yellow birch, maple and hemlock.

Toponymy

Its name, an Algonquin word meaning "where the water is deep," sums up its physical characteristics well.