Main Route - From Axton, the canoe trip down Raquette River is 18 miles. There is a public boat launching site at the Hamlet of Moody on the southeastern shore of Tupper Lake.
As the crow flies, it is about three miles from Axton to the Tromblee Clearing lean-to, but by canoe, the winding river covers eight miles. A mile beyond this lean-to, there is a cutoff on the left. This cutoff of about 400 feet saves a mile-long paddle around the north loop where the river comes close to the state highway. By following the left-hand shore (south shore) and keeping sharp left, canoeists will keep in the proper channel. From the Oxbow, the route is southwest until Simon Pond is reached. Where the river bends sharply to the north a cutoff heading toward Mt. Morris leads to the southwest. Take this to Simon Pond and head west for the Rt. 30 highway bridge.
From this point, the channel is marked on the outlet of Tupper Lake, then north to Raquette Pond and the dock at Tupper Lake Village. Lean-tos are found at Black Bay and Sorting Gap. An alternate route is a six-mile side trip after entering Tupper Lake, to the south end. You can extend your trip northwest out of Raquette Pond to the Piercefield Flow, then down river all the way to Massena and the St. Lawrence River.
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