Portages and Support
The Rideau Canal has a series of 20 locks along the route which must be portaged. The portages vary in length from 30m to 350m, are all well maintained and often have facilities available.
The list of lock stations with portaging maps and driving directions are available below.
The Kingston to Ottawa is a supported paddling marathon and support crews are strongly recommended for all racers. Support crews are permitted to provide racers with food, drinks, medicine, clothing, moral support, and other items to fatigued paddlers during the race. Adventure class racers may also receive help to portage their boats, see rules for additional details.
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Lock Station |
Distance
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Portage
|
Driving
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Portage Map |
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Cataraqui Canoe Club |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Kingston Mills Locks #46-49 |
13.9 |
355 |
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Lower Brewers (Washburn) Lock #45 |
29.8 |
124 |
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Upper Brewers Locks #43-44 |
32.6 |
46 |
||
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Jones Falls Locks #39-42 |
57.1 |
115 |
||
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Davis Lock #38 |
49.9 |
309 |
No Support |
|
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Chaffeys Lock #37 |
60.4 |
199 |
||
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Newboro Lock #36 |
68.3 |
150 |
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Narrows Lock #35 |
76.7 |
60 |
||
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Poonamalie Lock #32 |
108 |
170 |
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Smiths Falls Detached Lock #31 |
111.7 |
70 |
||
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Smiths Falls Combined Lock #29a |
112.3 |
70 |
||
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Old Slys Locks #26-27 |
113.7 |
70 |
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Edmunds Lock #25 |
116.4 |
31 |
No Support |
No Map |
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Kilmarnock Lock #24 |
122.4 |
91 |
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Merrickville Lock #21-23 |
134.9 |
200 |
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Clowes Lock #20 |
138.6 |
126 |
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Nicholsons Lock #18-19 |
139.4 |
62 |
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Burritts Rapids Lock #17 |
145.1 |
48 |
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Long Island Locks #14-16 |
185.8 |
173 |
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Black Rapids Lock #13 |
194.1 |
95 |
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Hogs Back Locks #11-12 |
200.7 |
- |
- |