550m Portage - Three Mile To North Sylvia Lake
Length of portage: 550 meters.
Portage maintenance regular or low: Regular.
Elevation above Sea Level @ Three Mile Lake is 375 meters.
Elevation above Sea Level @ North Sylvia Lake is 381 meters.
Difference in elevation: 6 meters (approx.).
Elevation of highest point: 399 meters. Overall rise/fall: 24 meters.
(Above data is extracted from 'Jeff's Map'.)
Landing at Three Mile Lake (elevation 375m)
Topography of under-water approach: Shallow water, mud & silt.
Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: Rocky shoreline requires some care, gear can be loaded/unloaded directly from shore. Room for a couple of canoes.
Topography of the ascending grade: Rocky, and rooty, with a significant slope. Trail is wide enough to stage gear on the side..
Impediments to moving gear to portage trail: None.
Medium size rocks line the shore ...
Enough room to stage gear along trail ...
Portage Trail (peak elevation 399 meters)
Cross-section profile ...
Landing at North Sylvia Lake (elevation 381m)
Topography of under-water approach: Shallow water, mud & silt.
Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: Rocky shoreline but no real issues, gear can be loaded/unloaded directly from shore. Room for one canoe, or more....
Topography of the ascending grade: Smooth path that ascends steadily.
Impediments to moving gear to portage trail: None.
Small and medium size rocks don't pose a problem ...
Lots of room ...
Smooth trail to start at this side of portage ...
Thanks to Jeffrey McMurtrie of Jeff'sMap for supplying the base-layer map component by Creative Commons licensing.
Submitted by Chris Taylor, visited May 2015, submitted December 2019