The Portages between Mudro Lake and Fourtown Lake

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Portaging Direction: From Mudro Lake to Fourtown Lake

This is the portage landing on the Mudro Lake end of the portage to (Fourtown Creek). This would be the start of the first of three portages if you are headed to Fourtown Lake. There is another landing for this portage just downstream from here, but you need perfect water levels to make it worth using. If water is too low, you will have to walk through water to reach it. If water is really high, there will be a lot of current sweeping you towards the rapids that are just a bit further downstream. Thus, this landing (shown in photo above) is probably the best choice in most cases (June 22, 2025).

From Mudro Lake, its a rock strewn 30 rods to a quiet section of the creek a bit closer to Fourtown Lake. This portage could be inundated with water if there has been a lot of rain or a heavy spring melt (June 22, 2025).

Older video footage of this portage (May 2, 2015).

The first 30 rod portage from Mudro Lake to (Fourtown Creek), which is a boulder hop, is shown here. This whole portage is through a gorge. Common to see bald eagles here, especially in the spring. View is looking upstream (May 2, 2015).

This view is looking upstream from the portage landing along Fourtown Creek. This is the 30 portage from Mudro Lake to (Fourtown Creek). The first of three portages if headed downstream to Fourtown Lake (June 22, 2025).

After finishing the first 30 rod portage coming from Mudro Lake, paddle your canoe along a short section of the creek until you get to the start of the 141 rod portage. This much longer trail is the middle of the three portages along this route (June 22, 2025).

This video shows the same section of the creek as the one above, but is about a decade older (May 2, 2015).

Standing at the upstream end of the middle 141 rod portage along (Fourtown Creek), between Mudro Lake and Fourtown Lake. The actual portage trail is just over your right shoulder from this viewpoint (not shown). You are looking towards the south (upstream) (June 22, 2025).

This photo is roughly the same view as the image above, but from about 10 years before (May 2, 2015).

This is the view looking downstream from the upstream end of the 141 rod middle portage along (Fourtown Creek) (June 22, 2025).

Upstream end of the start of the 141 rod middle portage along (Fourtown Creek). Great landing and very scenic area (June 22, 2025).

This portage is 141 rods and rises up above the creek and hugs the cliff line. Some impressive views are to be had along its length, especially when the leaves are off the trees (June 22, 2025).

Older video (about 10 years older) footage of this portage (May 2, 2015).

Downstream end of the 141 rod middle portage along (Fourtown Creek) (June 22, 2025).

Between the 141 rod portage and the 10 rod portage just before Fourtown Lake, you must paddle another short section of (Fourtown Creek) (May 2, 2015).

You are at the start of the 30 rod portage (it is shown as 10 rods on many maps) that leads from the creek, to the very south end of Fourtown Lake (May 2, 2015).

After picking up your canoe, traverse the final 30 rods to the south end of Fourtown Lake. Fourtown Lake stretches to the north for more than two miles from here (May 2, 2015).

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

Portaging Direction: From Mudro Lake to Fourtown Lake (incomplete)

Missing the section from Fourtown Lake to the downstream landing of the middle 141-rod portage along this route. Everything upstream from there all the way to Mudro Lake is shown below.

This is an image of the downstream end of the 141 rod middle portage landing along (Fourtown Creek) (June 22, 2025).

Portaging in the upstream direction along the 141-rod middle portage along (Fourtown Creek). There are three portages when heading from Fourtown Lake to Mudro Lake along (Fourtown Creek). This is the middle one and the longest by far (June 22, 2025).

The portage landing at the upstream end of the middle of the three portages along (Fourtown Creek). Very pretty landing (June 22, 2025).

A short paddle upstream along (Fourtown Creek) from the upstream end of the 141-rod middle portage to the downstream end of the portage leading into Mudro Lake (June 22, 2025).

Beginning of the portage to Mudro Lake from (Fourtown Creek). Fairly rocky landing at the bottom of some mild rapids (June 22, 2025).

This is a very rocky portage along the edge of (Fourtown Creek). If the water is really high, some parts of this portage trail can be flooded (June 22, 2025).

Portage landing on Mudro Lake. Solid landing with a fine gravel beach (June 22, 2025).

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

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