Another Canoe the Wild trip on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway in the books, 7 days and 6 nights with 10 canoe guests and 2 guides. We saw moose, river otters, eagles, beaver and more. We eat meals cooked over the open fire and desserts baked in a Dutch style oven. This is a great trip for first timers or seasoned paddler’s alike. Read about what others have to say on Trip Advisor and check out our 2025 schedule here.
Here is a trip that has a small window of opportunity to paddle, typically early to late May (sometimes earlier) then the water is gone. One of Maine’s finest remote canoe trips, our trip begins at the outlet of Baker Lake. Later in the trip, we’ll take on Big Black Rapids (class III) and on the last day Big Rapids (class III). No previous experience is required just good camping skills and being teachable on how to handle a canoe in moving water. We’ll be sure to help those that need it, brush up on canoeing skills and commands on the calmer parts of the trip to get you ready for these rapids. The trip from Baker Lake to the Town of Dickey is 105 miles and can be done in six days. Pictures of our 2021 trip
For more information and to sign up online for this trip. See our 2024 Schedule.
We’ll be sure to stop and visit the old Steam Shovel (BELOW) at 9 Mile. The steam shovel was instrumental in building Churchill Dam and the road into the Allagash Region from Quebec. It was over this road, then across frozen Churchill and Eagle Lakes, trains (in parts) and rails were hauled in along with supplies to erect a working village on the shores of Eagle Lake to build the Eagle Lake and West Branch Railroad for the purpose of moving logs from the Allagash watershed to the West Branch of the Penobscot River watershed to feed the hungry mills in Millinocket.
Another Canoe the Wild trip on the Allagash starting on Eagle Lake with a visit to the Ghost Trains, spotting lots of moose, paddling lively Chase Stream Rapids with some quality down time near trip’s end. Visit our 2022 schedule for availability on remaining trip this August & September.
A seven day Allagash canoe trip allows for time to see more of the Allagash including paddling Eagle and Churchill Lakes and a visit to the abandoned logging trains on Eagle Lake known as the ghost trains. This trip also includes paddling lively Chase Stream Rapids. See our 2022 summer Canoe the Wild schedule for more info and to sign up for a guided and outfitted canoe trip with Canoe the Wild.
