Kevin Callan's top 50 canoe trips.

It's no surprise that Kevin Callan lives in Peterborough, Ontario, deep in the heart of canoe country and home to the Canadian Canoe Museum. He has written 12 other books on canoe trips in Ontario, and this new book will be welcomed by his many readers, especially novice canoeists.

Some of these routes are well known, and others are hidden secrets. Callan gives all the information paddlers need to complete each route, from detailed descriptions and maps of all access points to accurate portage lengths and important river features, as well as general advice on everything from running rapids to shuttle arrangements - all embellished with historical notes and his trademark humor.

Ranging from two-day paddles to week-long expeditions, Top 50 Canoe Routes of Ontario includes 40 routes taken from Callan's Paddler's Guides series, including:

Turtle River
White River
Nellie Lake Loop
Eighteen-Mile Island Loop
Old Voyageur Channel
Big Trout Loop
Nipissing River
Barron Canyon
Leopold's North Country Loop
The Pines Loop
Sturgeon Lake/Olifaunt Lake
Wabakimi Provincial Park
Bark Lake Loop
York River

The book also includes 10 new routes that Callan has yet to share with his readers. They include:

Elliot Lake Blue Lake Loop
Lake Superior Provincial Park's Old Woman Lake
Spanish River, Biscotasing Lake Loop
Island Lake
Upper Ottawa River
Algonquin's South Panhandle

Here are the 50 best canoe routes of Ontario as chosen by one of Canada's most famous paddlers.