Route options
- Chamberlain Bridge to Allagash village — the full ~92-mile waterway
- Churchill Dam to Allagash village — the river half, including Chase Rapids and the Allagash Falls portage
5 days
Churchill Dam to Allagash village
The river half of the waterway: Chase Rapids (Class II), Umsaskis and Long Lake, and the portage around Allagash Falls.
8 days
The full waterway
Chamberlain Bridge to Allagash village — the classic traverse across the big lakes and down the river.
6 days
Big lakes traverse
Chamberlain Bridge across Chamberlain and Eagle lakes to Churchill Dam — the lake half of the waterway, for parties skipping the river run.
Access points
- Chamberlain Bridge (southern access)
- Churchill Dam (mid-waterway put-in)
- Umsaskis Lake
- Michaud Farm (northern access)