There's a train from Cochrane to Moosonee that I really wanna do, runs a couple times a week. Basically the plan would be to take a canoe up by rail and paddle back along the Abitibi. Difficult bit is getting to Cochrane though, which is a couple hours drive from Sudbury. Up until 2012 you could take the Northlander for the first leg up from Toronto Union to Cochrane, and you could bring all your gear. Pissed I never got a chance to try it that way - I just love the image of portaging downtown Toronto and taking your boat all the way to the put-in by rail, and it's rad that it was totally doable until relatively recently.
Goodish news is that they're putting a toe in the water about partially reinstating the line - so who knows, maybe I'll be able to scandalize Bay St yups with a canoe on my head one day
There's a train from Cochrane to Moosonee that I really wanna do, runs a couple times a week. Basically the plan would be to take a canoe up by rail and paddle back along the Abitibi. Difficult bit is getting to Cochrane though, which is a couple hours drive from Sudbury. Up until 2012 you could take the Northlander for the first leg up from Toronto Union to Cochrane, and you could bring all your gear. Pissed I never got a chance to try it that way - I just love the image of portaging downtown Toronto and taking your boat all the way to the put-in by rail, and it's rad that it was totally doable until relatively recently.
Goodish news is that they're putting a toe in the water about partially reinstating the line - so who knows, maybe I'll be able to scandalize Bay St yups with a canoe on my head one day