Emergency Helicopter Landing Sites
on The Bluff Wilderness Hiking Trail

The following sites have been identifed as potential emergency helicopter landing sites on The Bluff Trail. The survey was conducted in the fall of 2010. The sites have around a 100ft diameter clearance and not many foreign object that could damage the engines or rotors. They would have to be verified as acceptable by the search and rescue team.

Large sections of The Bluff Trail appear not suitable as landing sites because of rocks, or swampy conditions or closed forest.

The B series are on the second (Indian Hill) Loop and include 2 sites on the section that is common to both Loops 2 and 3 (Indian Hill and Bluff Loops).

The C series are on the 3.2 km section common to the 3rd Loop (Bluff Loop) and the 4th Loop (Hay Marsh Loop).

No. Geographic Coordinates UTM Coordinates* B1 44.640833 -63.766111 0439243 4943338 B2. 44.640278 -63.765556 0439286 4943276 B3 44.633333 -63.778056 0438287 4942514 B4 44.636944 -63.7825 0437939 4942919 B5 44.641389 -63.78 0438142 4943410 C1 44.640334 -63.80307 0436311 4943311 C2 44.630640 -63.79639 0436830 4942229 C3 44.627073 -63.79142 0437220 4941829 C4 44.626168 -63.78956 0437367 4941727 C5 44.625474 -63.78975 0437351 4941650 *Zone 20, N Hemisphere

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