Thelon River

The Thelon is a long barren lands river best known for its amazing concentration of diverse northern wildlife. The best part for canoeing is the middle section through the famous
Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary. The trip begins with a float plane flight to a lake on the Clarke River, a small tributary of the Thelon. We’ll spend 3 days descending the Clarke to the
confluence of the Thelon just below Thelon Canyon. From here it is 10 days to Beverly Lake, some 235 km away.

The Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary is home to home to a surprisingly large amount of wildlife. The Beverly caribou herd migrates across the river. Other large game include moose, muskox, barren-ground grizzly, wolves and fox. Birds-of-prey are very common with bald and golden eagles, peregrine and gyrfalcon nesting on our route.

The river is also rich in human heritage - with archaeological sites of the Dene and the Caribou Inuit alongside evidence of northern explores and adventurers.

This trip is an opportunity to explore a remote arctic river with exceptional wildlife.