edit:  oops, I didn't see your attachment and answered the wrong question, talking about the narrow gap with current wehre Batch empties into Pickeral L, so I erased my answer.  I wouldn't call that Batch to Pickeral Narrows, but Batch to Batch Bay - guess it may depend on which maps you are looking at

where you have the pink arrow ? I assume - that seems like a mile of portage to avoid maybe 3 miles of paddling - not sure many people would opt for that, so it likely is no longer used if it ever was.

If it is a current "official" portage (i.e. they will clear it every few years at least), it would be shown on the Chrismar park map - I'll look at that when I get home if you don't get a better answer in the meantime.

Thanks MM.. My friend and I had a long discussion about it and we are leaning towards it doesn't exist...

S_L, Looking at my Chrismar map and the portage you have an arrow to isn't shown.

There is another way from Nym to Pickerel, the "Racer Portages". I've never used them, but they go from Nym's Black Bay, to Gillnet lake, to Pickerel.

Canoe Canada maintains a couple of portages from Nym to Batchewaung along the western shore through a small lake, not Jump Lake though.

The park also has a short portage from Batchewaung to Little Batchewaung Bay.

All depends on the wind conditions which way to go.

If nothing else we will paddle down the shoot and cut around.

Does anyone have information about this portage to the East? The creek is our main concern.

SaltedLeech wrote on May 15^th, 2014 at 9:35pm:


The map you can purchase at the Ranger station - it's the 'official' map of Quetico.