I'll be doing my first trip into Wabakimi this summer as well.  My wife and I are planning a 3 week trip.  You might start by checking out this site: (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links); Then I would contact "Uncle" Phil Cotton.  He is the person responsible for the Wabakimi Project and probably knows the park better than any living person.  He is also incredibly generous with his knowledge.  In exchange for a detailed trip log and cross checking our trip against his maps, he helped me design our trip according to exactly how we like to travel and is providing all the maps and other tidbits such as fishing opportunities etc.  You can reach him at: Phil Cotton [pjcotton@tbaytel.net]  Good luck and keep in touch I'd love to share notes.

In addition to Ranger, MagicPaddler also spent some time on one of Phil Cotton's crews.

If you are thinking Allanwater to Wabakimi to Little Caribou as a potential route, (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) are some maps you might find useful.  It covers that route and also includes some campsite locations, portages, and what class of rapids are along the route.  The first page of this document is an overview map.  Make sure you scan on down for other, more detailed, maps.

I may try to do some form of that route, but its like likely to happen until next year.

BTW:  I have a preliminary set of electronic maps that covers Wabakimi and adjacent areas.  They also have historical canoe routes posted on them.

dd

I did the trip from Allanwater to Little Caribou in 2008 and produced the maps that were linked to previously in this thread.

Trip Report:  (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

1:50000 Maps:  (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)


I would recommend hooking up with an outfitter to shuttle your vehicle and provide safe parking if you choose to do the route we did.  Additionally, it is worth noting that the train to Allanwater from Armstrong Ontario arrives in the wee hours of the morning, so again, making arrangements with an outfitter for safe overnight shelter may be advisable.

@Turtl

All that camping by water falls and rapids.  How did you sleep at night?  When I camp 2 miles from a falls I have trouble sleeping.   

Looks like an awesome trip though.  "Fish per cast" is always a bonus!  Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the links, turtl.

But you have to do something about the music. On the Pipestone slide show, I got so sucked in by those JJ Cale guitar licks, half the show was over before I realized I wasn't watching, and I had to start over again with the sound off. On the Kopka show, about three notes in, I realized I hadn't listened to that album in years either, and I was off to the LP rack and had to come back to your show for a second try too.

There are a lot of people on QJ who are moving spending less time in Quetico and more in the less-travelled areas of Ontario, so keep that stuff coming !