Outdoor Activities: Grey Hares
Location / Time: Launch from along Wavey Creek Road at 10:00 AM. There are actually many places to launch along that road. Please plan to arrive at 9:30. Kevin & Anita will arrive very early to help guide you to the exact launch location.
Carpooling: It is customary for paddling partners to carpool together. Otherwise, if you are bow paddler who'd like to catch a ride with someone carrying a canoe or kayak, let us know.
Description: There are 4 different possible routes — plus variations — and many possible distances.
We've launched from Wavey Creek Road 3 times in the past 3 years:
September 2022. Our GPS track is here. Launch to take-out was 5 hours / 21 km, which included lunch.
May 2021. Our GPS track is here. Launch to take-out was 4½ hours / 19 km, which included lunch at Netley Creek Provincial Park.
May 2020. Our GPS track is here. Launch to take-out was 3 hours / 13 km, which included lunch and a stop for a beachside porta-potty break … and conversation with the cottage owner.
On September 13 we can paddle one of these 3 routes or the 4th route up Muckle Creek … depending on what attendees want to do.
Wavey Creek, Medicine Creek, Muckle Creek, and Netley Creek are very wide "creeks" in most places — much wider than the Seine River and the La Salle River. Backflow from Lake Winnipeg and the Red River provides reliable water depth and minimal current.
Lunch: We’ll stop for lunch at an appropriate location at an appropriate time.
Toilets: There aren't any formal toilets along our paddling route.
Boats: If you don’t have a canoe or kayak, we can try to partner you with a canoe owner who is looking for a bow paddler.
Mandatory safety equipment for all Grey Hares paddling activities:
• A Personal Floatation Device (PFD).
• A sound signalling device (AKA "whistle").
• A bailer.
• A buoyant heaving line (AKA "rope") at least 15 metres long.
• Extra warm clothes.
A sponge is a good idea (especially for a kayak) because it helps you completely drain your boat.
Rating: Novice (bow paddler in the canoe of an experienced stern paddler) to intermediate.
Bring: Lunch, water, sunscreen, your name tag, and extra warm clothes.