The Portage between Fay Lake and Warclub Lake

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Portaging Direction: From Fay Lake to Warclub Lake

This is the portage landing on the Fay Lake end of this trail. See that boulder pile in the background beyond the tip of the canoe, a lot of the portage is kind of like that. This is a mean one!

From Fay Lake, the portage meanders up a little hill and then comes back down to the edge of the Chub River (which runs between Fay Lake and Warclub Lake). Note that the portage between Warclub Lake and Fay Lake is also simultaneously the Kekekabic Hiking Trail. The portage is sometimes in the creek (depends on water levels). The trail goes over deadfall, through some rock gardens and down a rocky creek bed that has ankle to knee deep water. The trail then goes up a bit from the edge of the river and then follows that creek downhill most of the rest of the way to the Warclub Lake end of it. Overall the route is very overgrown, probably due to lack of usage and because undergrowth grows like crazy when there is no tree cover to block out the sunlight. Plants like sunlight. The only easy thing about this portage are the two landings, which are both manageable enough.

The landing is a bit squishy, but the bottom is solid enough and the water is shallow. In fact, Warclub Lake is very shallow throughout.

Now that you've made it over the portage, visit: WARCLUB LAKE

Portaging Direction: From Warclub Lake to Fay Lake

Approaching the heavily overgrown portage. The landing is comparatively benign compared to the rest of the portage.

A very rough little portage awaits you. At the start there is a split in the portage. If you go right and up the hill, you come to the Chub River. So you may think to put your canoe in here and paddle across. There are some rapids and several downed trees to deal with if you decide to do this (the portage is here for a reason afterall). It is probably easier (almost assuredly in fact) to take the portage, miserable as it is. Instead of going up the hill, go left instead. This portage is also the path of the Kekekabic Trail. The portage and the trail run together along most of the portages length. You immediately enter a small creek bed complete with big rocks and ankle to knee deep water. After working your way through the creek for maybe five to eight rods, head uphill a bit along the brushy trail. The portage than heads downhill to the edge of the Chub River. The portage may be underwater here in places, depending on water levels caused by rain, spring melt or beavers. Climb over a few down trees and rock hop through it. After working along the shoreline, it continues along its vegetation choked route away from the rivers edge until reaching the shore of Fay Lake.

The water gets deep quick here, but if you hug the shore it stays shallow enough to stand in the water without getting wet above the knees.

Now that you've made it over the portage, visit: FAY LAKE

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