Km 0:
Beginning of the Trans-Taiga Road, starting at
Km 544 of the
James Bay Road.
Km 0: Junction of
the James Bay Road (paved) with the Trans-Taiga Road
Km 6: This is a
wide, modern well-graded gravel road.
Km 11: Hydro-Quebec microwave tower: "Castor" - no
emergency phone. Hydro transmission lines cross the road here.
Km 21
Km 23: Emergency telephone: "Sakami"
Km 24
Km 24: A nice
tamarack marsh-swamp along the way.
Km 27
Km
31: Unnamed lake to the south of the road.
Km 33
Km 46
Km 53: View of a
nice lake off to the north a short ways. This lake is
actually part of the reservoir for the massive
hydro-electric facility at Radisson (where the giant dam
is).
Km
56:Sakami Lake. Picnic tables, boat launch,
toilets, fishing, camping. This is a very basic
campsite, little more than a parking lot, shared with a
couple of Cree camps.
