Thanks O_S. 

On a related note...my trust in the accuracy of both McKenzie and Fischer maps has plummeted in recent years.  A few years ago I had to change my trip route when I couldn't find a portage that was shown on a McKenzie map.  I turned out the portage didn't exist.  I talked to the Superintendent of QP and he said the Park doesn't support these maps, that the only map to trust, in terms of portages, is the official QP map.   

My trip this month revealed several smaller errors, like wrong position of portages, on both the McKenzie and the official map! 

(An aside: I met Jackfish for the first time on my recent QP trip.  We met on the mile-long Badwater/Quetico portage. Talking with Jackfish made the portage bearable!)

I still bring the Mckenzie maps, as well as the offcial map. I hope that between them, Ill be able to figure things out!

Have others experience inaccuracies in these maps?

prouboy

"that the only map to trust, in terms of portages, is the official QP map."

well yeah, but that one has errors also - they all do

I have several notes on my Fisher maps pointing out wrong locations for portages - I suppose if I bought a whole new set, maybe some of those errors would have been corrected by now, but likely not

as for portages marked that don't exist - some may have been abandoned or re-routed to a new location.  I like to look at the Ontario Basic Mapping map for portages - just like the campsites on there, there are some old portages indicated that are hard to find if you can find them at all

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FWIW - Chrismar would love to hear of discrepancies on his maps. There was once a post about that when QJ sold then. I only knew of the one obvious (to me) one.

All maps of Q have inacuracies. That's part of the adventure/exploration that makes trips fun. If someone has the mindset that they will find AAA roadside assistance and trip-tics, that someone will be disappointed.

Just like in real life, portages are lost and misplaced. What I do, is to look at all 3 maps, and try to figure out where it makes the most sense to place a portage...doesn't always work out that way.

PCD= ojibway for Paddlers Campsite Database (follow db's link)

It says right on the damn things "not intended for navigation".