Whitewater
Kayaking & Rafting in
Connecticut
Bantam
River: Stoddard Road to
Shepaug River
The Bantam is traditionally
one of the early trips.
Along with the Shepaug,
it nestles in the western
Connecticut hills. Several
groups usually run both
rivers on the same weekend.
The Bantam provides...
From the guidebook "Classic
Northeastern Whitewater
Guide"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Woodville, CT - Whitewater
Paddling - 5.4 miles
Blackledge River:
Route 66 to Salmon River
The Blackledge is a narrow,
winding stream that is sometimes
used for entering the Salmon.
Since it has a very small
watershed, it is up only
during heavy spring runoffs.
When it’s up, standing
waves ...
From the guidebook "Classic
Northeastern Whitewater
Guide"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Marlborough , CT - Whitewater
Paddling - 5.9 miles
Farmington River: Otis Bridge
(MA) to Tariffville Gorge
(CT)
This eTrail includes two
sections of Massachusetts'
Farmington River (Otis Bridge
to Route 8 and Route 8 to
New Boston) and Connecticut's
Tariffville Gorge section
from Route 189 to Route
187. Compare...
From the guidebook "Classic
Northeastern Whitewater
Guide"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Cold Spring, MA - Whitewater
Paddling - 6.9 miles
Farmington River:
Tariffville Gorge
The essence of Tariffville
Gorge on the Farmington
River is its utility. You
can paddle here 12 months
of the year; it rarely ices
over, and there is a constant
supply of dam-fed water
from the Hogba...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Northern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Tariffville, CT - Whitewater
Paddling
Housatonic River
This eTrail includes two
sections of Connecticut's
Housatonic River: Falls
Village to Housatonic Meadows
State Forest and Bulls Bridge
to Route 7. Tucked away
in the northwest corner
of Connecticut, t...
From the guidebook "Classic
Northeastern Whitewater
Guide"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Falls Village , CT - Whitewater
Paddling - 13.5 miles
Housatonic River: Bulls
Bridge to Swifts Bridge
Early spring brings big
water to the Nutmeg state
at Bulls Bridge, a nearly
three-mile section of the
Housatonic River south of
Kent. From the Staircase
to Powerhouse Rapids, "the
Bull" kicks up to C...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Northern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Bulls, CT - Whitewater Paddling
Hubbard Brook: Route 57
Bridge to Route 20 Bridge
Though they initially passed
over this run as being too
steep, at over 300 feet
per mile at the take-out,
whitewater enthusiasts looking
for a little "pump"
now await the National Weather
Service fore...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Northern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
West Granville, MA - Whitewater
Paddling - 2.5 miles
Natchaug River:
England Road to Bassett's
Bridge Road
The Natchaug River is a
short but intense Class
IV drop-pool river in eastern
Connecticut, easily reached
off Interstate 86. Although
the tough section is less
than a mile long, the river
is worthy o...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Northern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
South Chaplin, CT - Whitewater
Paddling - 1 mile
Roaring Brook: Coldbrook
Road to Route 17
Roaring Brook is a scenic
three-mile-long, recently
discovered Class IV gem
about eight miles southeast
of Hartford, running through
the heart of Cotton Hollow
Nature Preserve and containing
about a d...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Northern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
East Glastonbury, CT - Whitewater
Paddling - 3 miles
Salmon River: Jeremy River
to Route 16
When winter skies blow away
and the ice is transformed
to a more pliable medium,
the traditional season opener
is the Salmon. Located southeast
of Hartford, the Salmon
is usually run early in
March an...
From the guidebook "Classic
Northeastern Whitewater
Guide"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Hartford, CT - Whitewater
Paddling - 3 miles
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