• Parking Stationnement des sentiers Opasatica 48°7'16,14"N
  79°17'10,212"O
• Parking Stationnement des sentiers Opasatica 48°6'31,784"N
  79°17'54,745"O
• Parking Stationnement des sentiers Opasatica 48°6'20,361"N
  79°18'22,525"O
• Bench Banc Opasatica 48°6'44,1"N
  79°17'7,08"O
• Bench Banc Opasatica 48°6'47,113"N
  79°17'3,505"O
• Bench Banc Opasatica 48°6'20,541"N
  79°18'8,856"O
• Bench Banc Opasatica 48°6'14,261"N
  79°18'23,367"O
• Panorama Point de vue 48°6'39,316"N
  79°17'30,303"O
• Panorama Point de vue Opasaticap 48°6'44,208"N
  79°17'17,304"O
• Panorama Point de vue Opasatica 48°7'9,408"N
  79°16'55,308"O
• Panorama Point de vue Opasatica 48°6'15,808"N
  79°18'25,163"O
• Panorama Point de vue OpasaticaP 48°7'5,501"N
  79°16'49,711"O
• Panorama Point de vue Opasatica 48°6'59,236"N
  79°16'42,2"O
• Panorama Point de vue 48°6'59,532"N
  79°16'39,911"O
• Rocky beach / swimming Plage de galet Opasatica 48°06'03.6"N
  79°18'37.8"O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage 48°06'03.9"N
  79°18'38.0"O
• Circonflexe RécréOsisko 48°14'21.9"N
  79°00'57.0"O
• Circonflexe Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi Abitibi-Ouest 48°48'12.312"N
  79°12'18.108"O
• Circonflexe Maison du Tourisme Amos Harricana 48°3'28.87978"N
  77°47'36.96644"O
• Circonflexe Coop de L’Arrière-Pays 47°19'58.512"N
  79°26'15.108"O
• Circonflexe Parc du Belvédère à Malartic 48°8'1.86"N
  78°7'25.068"O
• Circonflexe Participarc, LaSarre 48°47'35.9052"N
  79°12'29.7126"O

Access Rights

Free, no welcome center.
Pets are allowed.

Directions to the starting point

From Rouyn-Noranda, take Route 101 South towards Ville-Marie. Continue on Highway 101 South and 6.3 km past the fork of Highway 117 North which leads into Ontario, turn right onto Green Bay Road (be vigilant). The first parking lot is 1.6 km away and the second one at the end of rue des Amis on the left, 2.7 km further on.

Parking: Free, located at the east end of the trail on Green Bay Street.

Markings

Paint and tape

• Some good gradients sometimes on uneven terrain and rocky outcrops.
• Presence of cliffs.

Geography

Lake Opasatica, also known as Long Lake, is one of the largest water bodies in the region with an area of 48 km. The lake is 33 kilometres long and 6 kilometres wide. The depth of the lake is 60 metres. With 20% of its shore inhabited, it is one of the wildest lakes in the area. Its relief is a hilly plain with some hills. Altitude varies between 263 and 373 meters.

Geology

The lake was formed at the time of the melting of glaciers about 20,000 years ago

Flora

The trail has a particular vegetation for the region, consisting of several species of trees such as very large pines, spruce, thuja and yellow birch and in several places, the path is covered with a beautiful carpet of moss. The territory is a projected biodiversity reserve currently on the BAPE table.

History

The lake is located in the important traffic axis of the Abitibi and Ottawa rivers, which formed a real prehistoric highway. Archaeological excavations have revealed a 2,500 year old Aboriginal occupation.

Toponymy

Of Algonquin origin, the name Opasatica*, listed since the early 20th century, would be formed by Obié or Opa, which means shrunken and Satika, translated as aspens. According to the sources, one gets lake surrounded by poplars, strait of poplars or lake closed by aspen.