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Kayaking easy calm river

Squannacook River

Kayaking easy calm river

Squannacook River

Details

We will be dropping into the Squannacook Conservation Area and paddling up to Groton swimming hole. Here we can try to find a spot to dock along the bank, and have a lunch/snack. paddle distance to the lunch spot is 2.5miles. After lunch we will head back down stream towards the cars. For a total trip of 5 miles. There is no spot to rent kayaks. You will need to transport your own kayak, it's up to you to have your own life vest, and paddle at your own speeds. This is not a fast paddle it is a calm river and ment for a easy paddle.

Directions

There will be a balloon placed on either side of the driveway. As I always drive past it. The entrance is next door from our driveway is the West Groton Water Dept Building. For your GPS use "Squannacook Conservation Area, Shirley, MA"
Sunday, October 1, 2023
West Groton, MA · Directions
Meet at 9:00 AM
Hosted by Twigs
3/25 signed up
Kayaking easy calm river

About this event

We will be dropping into the Squannacook Conservation Area and paddling up to Groton swimming hole. Here we can try to find a spot to dock along the bank, and have a lunch/snack. paddle distance to the lunch spot is 2.5miles. After lunch we will head back down stream towards the cars. For a total trip of 5 miles. There is no spot to rent kayaks. You will need to transport your own kayak, it's up to you to have your own life vest, and paddle at your own speeds. This is not a fast paddle it is a calm river and ment for a easy paddle.

Directions to the trailhead

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Opens turn-by-turn directions to West Groton, MA, 01469 in Google Maps (new tab).
There will be a balloon placed on either side of the driveway. As I always drive past it. The entrance is next door from our driveway is the West Groton Water Dept Building. For your GPS use "Squannacook Conservation Area, Shirley, MA"

Who's going (3)

Twigs GUEST MEMBER
Twigs
Townsend, MA
Carl SUSTAINING
Carl
Leominster, MA
Russell SUSTAINING
Russell
Newtonville, MA

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Event discussion

Russell · Sep 25, 2023
I will have two inflatable kayaks with me, one available to borrow. There are paddles for each kayak, but no floatation/life vests. DM me if interested in borrowing or want more info. -Russ
Russell · Sep 25, 2023
Update- the second kayak is taken, but there is room for another person to join me in my kayak if someone doesn’t mind, or would like to ride with me.
Twigs · Sep 28, 2023
I'll make the call tomorrow morning, but would you to be able to still make it if we push out of the leave time from 9am to later in the afternoon, say 1ish? Appers rain has popped into our forecast, and I'm just seeing options
Twigs · Sep 28, 2023
Or does moving it to Sunday work better?
Twigs · Sep 29, 2023
Rain looks like it is going to stay south. So ill keep the launch for saturday at 9. Russ look for the balloons at the entrance way. Using you and this style of finding the launch point as a test for next season.:)

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