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SAGUENAY TRIP CAMP GPS COORDINATES AND DATA


Day 1: La Baie to Anse Didier


La Baie to Starting Point        Water available at campground

Didier CampLe Baie Marina GPS

Day 1: 8/10480 20’ 12.61” N

        700 52’ 26.83”  W


        High Tide: 6:15 AM; Launched at 8:25 AM

        Distance to Dider Camp: 11.8 miles

        Total Miles Paddled: 11.8


Today’s Data:

        Total Miles:11.8 mi.

        Max Speed:  5.3 mph

        Moving Time:  3 hr.9 min.

        Moving Av.  3.7 mph

        Overall Av.  3.2 mph



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          Day 2: Anse Didier to Anse Gros Rousseau


Dider Camp to:Anse Didier GPS

Gros Rousseau480 21.261’ NNo Water available

Day 2: 8/11        700 37.238’ W


        8/11        High Tide: 6:51 AM; Launched at 8:30 AM

                Distance to Rousseau Camp: 9.6 miles

                Total Miles Paddled: 21.4


Today’s Data:

                Total Miles:  9.6 mi.

                Max Speed:  6.1 mph

                Moving Time:  2 hr.37 min.

                Moving Av.  3.7 mph

                Overall Av.  3.3 mph



                    Go to Anse Didier to Anse Gros Rousseau Trip Report




            Day 3: Anse Gros Rousseau to Anse Delta


Gros Rousseau to        Anse Gros Rousseau GPS

Delta Camp        480 20.535’ NWater available from stream

Day 3: 8/12        700 25.384’ W


   8/12        High Tide: 7:30 AM; Launched at 8:20 AM

                Distance to Delta Camp: 7.7 miles

                Total Miles Paddled: 29.1


Today’s Data:

                Total Miles:  7.7 mi.

                Max Speed:  5.3 mph

                Moving Time:  2 hr.24 min.

                Moving Av.  3.2 mph

                Overall Av.  2.9 mph


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           Day 4: Anse Delta to Anse a Tidee


Delta Camp to        Anse Delta Camp GPS

Tidee Camp        480 17.862’ NWater available from stream

Day 4: 8/13        700 19.592’ W


                   High Tide: 8:15 AM; Launched at 8:35 AM

                Distance to Tidee Camp: 16.9 miles

                Total Miles Paddled: 46.0


Stopped briefly at Tabatiere Camp:

                                            Anse Tabatiere Camp GPS

                                    480 16.018’  NNo Water available

                         700 12.019’  W


Tabatiere was to be our day 5 camp.  We bypassed this camp and went on to Tidee in an effort to shorten our last day’s paddle, estimated at almost 19 miles. 


Stopped Saint-Jean for water and lunch.  Take out food available


St. Jean MarinaMarina GPS

                        480 14.659’ N

                                         700 10.738’ W


Today’s Data:

                Today’s Miles:  16.9 mi.

                Max Speed:  5.5 mph

                Moving Time:  4 hr.19 min.

                Moving Av.  3.9 mph

                Overall Av.  3.8 mph




           Anse Delta to Anse a Tidee Trip Report



            Day 5: Anse a Tidee to Anse aux Petites Iles


Tidee Camp to    Anse a Tidee Camp GPS

Petie Isles    480 14’ 31.44”  NWater available from stream

Day 5: 8/14    700 01’ 30.70”  W


                High Tide: 9:10 AM; Launched at 8:20 AM

            Distance to Petit Isles from Delta: 12.2 miles,

            Total Miles Paddled: 58.2


Stopped at:

Roche Marina    Anse de Roche GPS

            480 13.036’ NWater available, Telephone

            690 52.511’ W Nice café for lunch


Today’s Data:

            Today’s Miles:12.2 mi.

            Max Speed:          7.8 mph

            Moving Time:  3 hr. 11 min

            Moving Av.          3.8 mph

            Overall Av.          2.8 mph



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            Day 6: Anse aux Petites Iles to Tadoussac


Petit Isles Camp     Anse aux Petites Iles GPS

to Tadoussac    480 09.607’ NWater available from stream

Day 6: 8/15    690 52.593’ WWarm water swimming in stream


                              High Tide: 10:20 AM; Launched at 8:30 AM

             Distance to Tadoussac: 9.7 miles

             Total Miles Paddled: 67.9



We decided to end at Tadoussac on the east side of the fjord because of reported difficult tide, wind and current conditions in the St Lawrence near Baie-Sainte-Catherine.



Tadoussac:      End Point GPSWater

            480 06’ 57.16”  N

            690 43’ 14.86”  W


Today’s Data:

            Total Miles:      9.7 mi.

            Max Speed:      7.4 mph

            Moving Time:     2 hr 36 min

            Moving Av.      3.5 mph

            Overall Av.      3.2 mph


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