Hartwells Lockstation

6,7 km – 6,9 km

Hartwells Lockstation consists of a flight of two locks set into the flank of a rise of ground. It is on the excavated channel, approximately halfway between Dows Lake and Mooneys Bay.

The defensible lockmaster’s house at Hartwells, with the waste sluice tunnel in the foreground. © Parks Canada

Two locks in flight are situated in the excavated channel. There is no dam, but a sluice that allows excess water to bypass the locks is visible in the lower right of the photograph. © Parks Canada

An aerial view showing the excavated channel leading to Hogs Back Lockstation and the turning basin just beyond the locks at Hartwells. © Parks Canada

Hartwells Lockstation to Hogs Back Lockstation

6,9 km – 8,4 km

Hartwells and Hogs Back lockstations are connected by a 1,5-km excavated channel.
An interesting feature is the 1830 turning basin, located on the west side of the channel, immediately south of Hartwells Lockstation.

The final stretch of the excavated channel as seen from Hogs Back Lockstation looking north. © Parks Canada