Flatwater
& Canoe Trips in
Massachusetts
#1.
Connecticut River:
Riverview Picnic Area to
Barton Cove
The trip between Riverview
Picnic Area and Barton Cove
is an especially nice paddle,
in part because the river
changes moods, from wide
and lazy to deep and narrow.
Along the way you will pass
between...
From the guidebook "Water
Trails of Western Massachusetts"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Northfield, MA - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 5.3 miles
#2. East Brimfield
Lake, Quinnebaug River,
Holland Pond, and Long Pond
Near historic Old Sturbridge
Village you can enjoy a
full day of paddling on
the various bodies of water
that collectively comprise
East Brimfield Lake. The
slow-flowing Quinebaug River
connects Holla...
From the guidebook "Quiet
Water Canoe Guide: Massachusetts,
Connecticut, & Rhode
Island"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Brimfield, MA - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
#3. Charles River
If you think of boating
on the Charles as sailing
or rowing through Cambridge,
then try the upper Charles,
one of the finest paddling
destinations in the Northeast.
When we paddled here in
late June, ...
From the guidebook "Quiet
Water Canoe Guide: Massachusetts,
Connecticut, & Rhode
Island"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Natick, MA - Flatwater Paddling
& Canoeing - 13.4 miles
#4. Concord River
The Concord River flows
generally north with imperceptible
current from the confluence
of the Assabet and Sudbury
Rivers in Concord until
it reaches Lowell and the
Merrimack River. We include
here a 6...
From the guidebook "Quiet
Water Canoe Guide: Massachusetts,
Connecticut, & Rhode
Island"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Bedford, MA - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 6.5 miles
#5. Connecticut
River: Pauchaug Boat Ramp
to Riverview Picnic Area
If you like mysteries and
stories of ghosts and phantom
ships, this is the trip
for you. But, of course,
there is more to look forward
to than spectral delights.
The journey from Pauchaug
Meadow to Ri...
From the guidebook "Water
Trails of Western Massachusetts"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Northfield, MA - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 8.5 miles
#6. Tully Lake and
East Branch Tully River
Located in north-central
Massachusetts,not far from
the New Hampshire border,
Tully Lake is known to few
people outside theimmediate
area. A highly varied shoreline,
with dozens of islands and
deep wi...
From the guidebook "Quiet
Water Canoe Guide: Massachusetts,
Connecticut, & Rhode
Island"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Athol, MA - Flatwater Paddling
& Canoeing
#7. Whitehall Reservoir
Whitehall Reservoir at one
time served as a water supply
for areas west of Boston,
but with Quabbin Reservoir’s
creation in 1939, drinking
water from Whitehall was
no longer needed, and the
area event...
From the guidebook "Quiet
Water Canoe Guide: Massachusetts,
Connecticut, & Rhode
Island"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Hopkinton, MA - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
#8. Stockbridge
Bowl (Lake Mahkeenac)
Henry David Thoreau knew
the value of a pond. While
he lived at Walden Pond,
Thoreau found many ways
of enjoying the lake’s
various charms. During warm
evenings, after darkness
claimed the sky and fir...
From the guidebook "Water
Trails of Western Massachusetts"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Stockbridge, MA - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 4.3 miles
#9. Big Pond
Years ago there was a large,
very attractive body of
water in Otis. For generations
it was called Great Lake,
a name that suited it well.
From anywhere on its shore
it seemed enormous in a
wonderfully...
From the guidebook "Water
Trails of Western Massachusetts"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Otis, MA - Flatwater Paddling
& Canoeing - 4 miles
#10. Sudbury River
This section of the Sudbury
River from Heard Pond downstream
to Sudbury Road offers wonderful
paddling through broad expanses
of the Great Meadows National
Wildlife Refuge. In another
2.4 miles downst...
From the guidebook "Quiet
Water Canoe Guide: Massachusetts,
Connecticut, & Rhode
Island"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Concord, MA - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 10.6 miles
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