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Indian River Canoe Trip Guide
A canoe trip on the Indian River is a great way towhile away a few hours during your visit to theWarsaw Caves Conservation Area.
You can arrange to rent one of our canoes byvisiting our gatehouse where you pick up yourpaddles, marine safety kit, life jackets, and the keyto unlock your canoe. Drinking water and pop totake along are also available here.
Make your way to the canoe launch and you willfind your canoe on the storage rack there. Unlock itand take it down from the rack to the water’s edge.Before you begin your trip, check your gear:
make sure your paddles and life jackets are ingood condition
check the contents of your marine safety kitwhich should contain a whistle and floating ropeinside a container which can be used as a bailingbucket
your life jacket should fit securely while stillallowing freedom of movement for paddling
inspect the canoe to ensure it is also in goodcondition
make sure you have drinking water
dress appropriately – bring a jacket if it is cooland on warm sunny days make sure you have a hatand sun screen
the use of alcohol is not permitted
If you find problems with any of your equipment,return to the gatehouse where we will remedy thesituation.
Once you hit the water you can folllow the riveras it flows first to the west (to the right of the canoelaunch) before turning due south. To the left of thelaunch the watercourse quickly dead ends in atumble of limestone where it has re-emerged fromunderground. The big bend in the river here isshallow and still.
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Indian River Canoe Trip Guide
Warsaw Caves Conservation Area is located less than30 minutes northeast of Peterborough.
From PeterboroughFollow Parkhill Rd. E. east from Peterborough.At Donwood, Parkhill Rd. becomes County Rd. 4(Warsaw Rd.).Follow County Rd. 4 through Warsaw.Turn right on Caves Rd. 2 km north of Warsaw.
From TorontoTake Hwy. 401 east to Hwy. 115 north (Exit 436).Hwy. 115 ends at Hwy. 7. Take Hwy. 7 east (Ottawa)to Hwy. 28.Take Hwy. 28 north to County Rd. 4.Turn right and follow County Rd. 4 through Warsaw.Turn right on Caves Rd. 2 km north of Warsaw.
From OttawaTake Hwy. 417 west to Hwy 7 (Exit 145).Take Hwy. 7 west (Toronto) through Norwood toCountry Rd. 38. Turn right onto County Rd. 38.Take County Rd. 38 north through Warsaw.From Warsaw follow County Rd. 4 to Caves Rd.Turn right on Caves Rd. 2 km north of Warsaw.
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Watch forand followthese signs.
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After getting most of the way around the bendyou will come across a series of islands in the river.Beyond the first island the banks of the riverbecome quite marshy and offer good opportunitiesfor viewing wildlife and birds.
Once past the third and largest of three islandsyou will enter the steep-walled gorge where you willpaddle beneath towering cliffs that reach amaximum height of 36m (120 feet).The river alsobegins to deepen here to 1.5 to 2.5m (5 to 8 feet).
A large marsh area extends along the east bankof the river to either side of the hydro line cut. Notethat past the hydro line the east bank is privateproperty, while the park continues along the westbank for another 800m. Please be sure to respectprivate property.
Beyond this the river continues to deepen asit opens into what is known as Quarry Lake forthe former quarry operation that took limestonefrom here for use in the construction of locksalong the Trent Canal and in several localbuildings.
By the time you reach the old dam and adjacentquarry site the river will have reached a depth of8.7m or more than 28 feet. There a picnic area andwashroom here at the adjacent Back DamRecreation Park.
¶ ¶ Past the old dam is another larger marshyarea ideal for wildlife viewing and birding. Stay tothe right where the river divides in order to makeyour way into the village of Warsaw. You can stophere briefly to catch your wind or grab a drink or abite to eat before making your way back.
Fees 2018Canoe rental, per hour . . . . $12.00 (2 hr. minimum)Canoe rental, per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.00
Equipment must be returned by 7pm (Friday and Saturday),4pm (all other days), or as otherwise posted on site. Rentalfees are in addition to day pass fees.
Current to March 2018. Fees include applicable taxes andmay be subject to change without notice. Warsaw CavesConservation Area is owned and operated by the OtonabeeRegion Conservation Authority. Admission and other feesare used to support the operation of this facility.
289 Caves Road Warsaw, Ontario Canada(705) 652-3161 / 1-877-816-7604
www.warsawcaves.com / [email protected]
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Warsaw CavesConservation Area and Campground
Otonabee Conservation250 Milroy Rd., Peterborough, Ontario K9H 7M9(705) 745-5791 / fax (705) 745-7488www.otonabeeconservation.comotonabeeca@otonabeeconservation.com
Warsaw Caves Conservation Area289 Caves Rd., Warsaw, Ontario Canada(705) 652-3161 / toll free 1-877-816-7604www.warsawcaves.com / [email protected]
swimming area and beach
camping area
caves
gatehouse
Limestone Plains trail (4km)
kettles
canoe launch
fishing
picnic area
parking
comfort station
public phone
firewood
washroom
underground watercourse
scenic lookout
Limestone Plains trail (7km)
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The Indian River affords a great opportunity to enjoya canoe trip as it flows through the Warsaw CavesConservation Area to the nearby village of Warsaw.You can bring your own canoe or stop into thegatehouse to arrange to rent one of ours .
This canoe trip guide has been prepared to provideyou with some useful background information and tohelp you get the most out of your exploration of theriver. Enjoy yourself and always remember to be safeon the water!
This section of the Indian River is placid andoffers fairly easy canoeing. One of the mostpopular day excursions is a paddle down to thevillage of Warsaw, a trip of two hours out andtwo hours back.
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