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Kejimkujik National Park - 2011 geocaching backcountry challenge preview #2

660 views · Published 11 September 2011 · 5:36 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: Avoiding Chores · 2011 · Travel & Events

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This is a preview of three of the hardest caches of series #2. All of these caches are accessible via paddle. Otherwise it is recommended to use your mountain bike to reach the two that are along the road towards Mason Cabin (backcountry site #37). 

You are looking at a 7km paddle to compass rock and 32km bike ride to log the 2 caches along the routes towards Mason Cabin. If you decide to paddle, you can can aim for Portage G & L where the caches are located.

You can read more about this series at the following URL:
http://bit.ly/ACGA_KEJI

Three of five geocaches have been placed. These are the hard ones, where you will need to paddle and bike in order to log in a reasonable amount of time. It is recommended to call the park and ask about the availability of backcountry #37 (Mason Cabin) and consider an overnight. The cabin is available all year and would be a perfect option for a group to hike or bike and log 2 geocaches of the series while exploring an area only the hardcore backcountry campers enjoy.

Two more preview videos will be posted, giving you a good idea what to expect. In the meantime, here are the trail descriptions so far for series #2.

Compass Rock - This is a 7.2 km (round trip) paddle or shorter depending where you launch (~6.6km from Meadow Beach). You will be paddling towards Luxie Cove Picnic Site. There was once a cabin here, built in 1942 (you can still find the foundation), but you will also see the Compass Rock. This is a properly oriented compass carved out of the granite stone. The picnic site contains a picnic table & outhouse. 

Logging Mill -  This is a 14.8km (round trip) hike, or bike starting from Eel Weir Parking lot. Using a mountain bike (bring your bike or rent one at Jakes Landing) is the recommended mode of transportation. This used to be a public access road which has been closed for a few years, but the road condition is still good and the elevation would be similar from Gold Mine to Eel Weir (ie- not very hilly). You can also access this cache via paddle. You can launch at Eel Weir and portage a few times until you reach Portage G. The general area where this cache is located was the site of several portable logging (saw) mills. There is another cache further along the route towards Mason Cabin. Did you know that the cabin can be reserved year around? You may want to consider an overnight bike or canoe trip. 

Sheldon Cabin - This is a 31.4km (round trip) hike or bike starting from Eel Weir, 17.4km if you are already on trail and logged Logging Mill. Mason Cabin (backcountry site #37) is a little further down the road(~2km) and an idea of a group biking to site #37 and spending the overnight, then mountain bike out would be an excellent idea. The road to Eel Weir won't close until the first snow flies, which may not be until December.  You can also continue your paddle to the cabin as part of your multi day trip. Charles Alexander Sheldon was was an American conservationist who was the Father of Denali National Park in Alaska, chose this area to relax and where he ultimately died. From the cache location, you will see the point of land where his cabin once stood on Beaverskin Lake. #avoidingchores

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