Leg 1: Old Forge to Union Falls/Plattsburg
Day 1: Paddle
Day 1: Paddle
Goal distance: 10.5 miles
Mile marker: 10.5
Start location: Old Forge, NY
End location: Fourth Lake/Inlet
Day 2: Paddle
Goal distance: 16.5 miles
Mile marker: 26.5
Portages: .4 mile carry from Fifth Lake to Sixth Lake
1 mile carry from Seventh Lake to Eighth Lake
1.3 mile carry from Eighth Lake to Browns Tract Inlet
Start location: Fourth Lake, NY
End location: Raquette Lake
Day 3: Paddle
Goal distance: 19-22 miles
Mile marker: 45.5
Portage: .5 miles from Raquette to Forked Lake
1.5 miles to Raquette River
.1, .5 and .6 carries around unnavigatable rapids
Start location: Raquette Lake
End location: Long Lake
Day 4: Paddle
Goal distance: 20-25 miles
Mile marker: 69.2
Portages: 1.3 miles around rapids on Raquette River
1.1 miles to Saranac Lake (Indian Carry)
Start location: Long Lake
End location: Upper Saranac Lake (Indian point)
Day 5: Paddle
Goal distance: 15 miles
Mile marker: 84
Portage: .4 miles Bartlett Carry
Start location: Upper Saranac Lake (Indian point?)
End location: Lower Saranac Lake/Saranac
Day 6: Rest Day/Zero Mileage Day
Day 7: Paddle
Goal distance: 12.5 miles
Mile marker: 96.5
Portage: 1.2 miles around Permanent Rapids
Start location: Saranac
End location: Franklin Falls Union Falls Pond
Day 8: Paddle
Goal distance: 9 miles +
Mile marker: 114
Portage: .3 miles around Franklin Falls
Start location: Franklin Falls
End location: Union Falls Pond or farther along Saranac River
Day 9: Paddle
Continue as far as possible on to Clayburg, Moffitsville, Cadyville, etc.
Note: Based on past paddling blogs, anticipate that Saranac River will be too low to run, plus Class III- IV rapids west of Plattsburg make this section unrunnable. Determine distance possibilities at stopover in Saranac Lake.
Day 10: Travel/Paddler Swap Day
Leg 2: Plattsburg, NY to Newport, VT
Leg 2: Plattsburg, NY to Newport, VT
Mile marker: 155
Distance from Plattsburg to City Bay Marina: 14 miles
Distance from Plattsburg to N. Hero Island State Park: 22 miles
Day 11: Paddle
Dawn departure
Goal distance: 8-15 miles
Mile marker: 170.75
Start Location: Saranac River where Sam left off or Plattsburg
End location: City Bay Marina on North Hero island
Day 12: Paddle
Goal distance: 8 miles or 15 miles
Mile marker: 177.5 or 188
Start location: City Bay/reef on North Hero island
End location: Stephenson Point/North Hero Island (8 miles) or Louie’s Landing/Missisquoi National Wildlife Reserve (15 miles)
Day 13: Paddle
Goal distance: 8 miles or 15 miles (upstream)
Mile marker: 192.5 (Swanton) or
199 (Highgate Center NFCT campsite)
Portages: Portage around dam via town at Swanton, VT
Start location: North Hero Island or Louie’s Landing/
Missisquoi National Wildlife Reserve
Missisquoi National Wildlife Reserve
End location: Swanton or NFCT campsite west of Highgate Center, another 6 miles upstream)
Day 14: Paddle
Goal distance: 15 or 19 miles (upstream)
Mile marker: 211.5
Start location: Swanton or NFCT campsite
Portages: .5 miles around dam at Highgate Fall, VT
1.5 miles through town at Sheldon Springs, VT
End location: Lussier Campsite
Day 15: Paddle
Goal distance: 17 miles
Mile marker: 230
Start location: Lussier Campsite
End location: Just north east East Berkshire
Day 16: Paddle
Goal distance: 16 miles
Mileage marker: 246
Portage: .4 miles around Class IV rapids at Richford, VT
Start location: just north east East Berkshire
End location: Glen Sutton
Day 17: Paddle
Goal distance: 11.3 miles
Mileage marker: 257
Start location: Glen Sutton
End location: Mansonville
Day 18: Paddle
Goal distance: 8 miles
Mileage marker: 263.5
Portages: .7 miles around unrunnable rapids at Mansonville
Grand portage – 5.6 miles long
Start location: Mansonville
End location: Perkins Landing
Day 19: Paddle
Goal distance: 12 miles
Mileage marker: 275.5
Start location: Perkins Landing/Lake Memphremagog
End location: Newport
Day 20: Travel/Swap Paddler Day
Leg 3: Derby Center, VT to Errol, NH
Day 21: Paddle
Leg 3: Derby Center, VT to Errol, NH
Day 21: Paddle
Arrange for shuttle/car at Groveton, Stark or West Milan, VT
Goal distance: 5 miles
Mile marker: 286.5 (Salem Pond @ 282)
Start location: Derby Center, VT
End location: Charleston Pond
Days 22-23: Paddle
Goal distance: 10-19.5 miles (upstream)
Note: Fen is in this section
Mile marker: 306
Start location: Great Falls Campsite/Charelston Pond
Portages: .25 mile carry around around Great Falls
End location 1: Cross Road or Ten Mile Sq. Rd
End location 2: End location: Island Pond
Day 24: Paddle
Goal distance: 17 miles
Mileage marker: 323
Note: Downstream rivers (5’- 10’ wide meandering river takes 4-5 hours from Nulhegan Pond to Wenlock Crossing)
Start location: Island Pond (dawn)
Portages: 3.3 miles (road) from Island Pond to Nulhegan River (portage wheels and road)
1 mile around Class III-IV rapids on Nulhegan River
Short portages around unrunnable rapids
End location: Nulhegan Campsite
Day 25: Paddle
Goal distance: 22 miles
Note: Faster downstream Rivers
Mileage marker: 345
Start location: Nulhegan Campsite
End location: Groveton
Day 26: Paddle
Goal distance: 7 - 17 miles
Note: Upstream River (water levels?)
Start location: Groveton
End location: Stark @ 355 or West Milan @ 365.6
Day 27: Travel/Swap/Kayak Paddler Day
Remain in Errol and kayak from Errol downstream on Androscoggin/day trip
Day 28: Travel/Swap Paddler Day
Leg 4: Errol, NH to Stratton, ME
Day 29: Paddle
Leg 4: Errol, NH to Stratton, ME
Day 29: Paddle
Goal distance: 8 miles
Mile marker: 402
Start location: Errol (Mile 395)
End location: Sunday Cove, Umbagog Lake
Day 30: Paddle
Goal distance: 8-10 miles
Mile marker: 410.5
Portages: 3.2 Carry Road around falls and past home of author
Start location: Umbagog Lake
End location: Upper Richardson Lake
Day 31: Paddle
Goal distance: 11 miles
Mile marker: 422
Start location: Upper Richardson Lake
End location: Haines Landing/Mooselookmegantic
Day 32: Paddle
Goal distance: 14.5 paddling miles
Mile marker: 438
Portage: .5 mile Carry Road between Mooseleookmegnuntic and Rangeley Lakes
Start location: Haines Landing
End location: Ranglely
Day 33: Paddling the Dead River OR
Hiking the Applachian Trail
Note: Water levels of the South Brand of Dead River?
(19 miles with no camping) Option to hike AT
(19 miles with no camping) Option to hike AT
23.5 miles
Dead River?
Goal distance:
Start location: Rangely
Day 34: Paddle or Hike
End location: Stratton
Mile marker: 461.8
Day 35: Travel/Swap Paddler Day
Leg 5: Flagstaff Lake to Spencer Rips/Attean/Jackman
Day 36: Paddle
Leg 5: Flagstaff Lake to Spencer Rips/Attean/Jackman
Day 36: Paddle
Goal distance: 10-15 miles
Mile marker: 471-477
Start location: Stratton
End Location: Flagstaff Lake
Day 37: Paddle
Goal distance: 10-15 miles
Mile marker: 480
Start location: Campsite on Flagstaff
End location: Flagstaff Lake, One Mile Beach area
Day 38: Paddle
Goal distance: 9 miles
Mile marker: 489
Start location: Flagstaff Lake Maine Hut
End location: Grand Falls
Day 39: Paddle
Goal distance: 11.5 miles
Mile marker: 494 or 500
Start location: Grand Falls
End location: Spencer Lake or Fish Pond
Day 40: Paddle
Goal distance: 16.5 miles
Mile marker: 517
Kay arrives/meets up with us prior to Hardscrabble/Spencer Rips Road portage?
Start location: Spencer Lake/Fish Pond
End location: Attean Falls
Day 41: Paddle/Play Day
Goal distance: 6 miles
Mile marker: 523
Start location: Attean Falls
End location: Big Wood Pond/Jackman
Leg 6: Spencer Lake/Jackman Area, ME to Fort Kent, ME
Day 42: Paddle (Travel Day for Kacia)
Leg 6: Spencer Lake/Jackman Area, ME to Fort Kent, ME
Day 42: Paddle (Travel Day for Kacia)
Goal distance: 15 miles
Mile marker: 537
Start location: Jackman
End location: Long Pond
Day 43: Paddle
Goal distance: 13-17 miles
Mile marker: 552
Portage: 3 miles along road from Moose River
to Little Brassua Lake
Start location: Long pond
End location: Braussau Lake
Day 44: Paddle
Mile marker: 565 or 569
Note: Kineo Mountain
Start location: Braussau Lake
End location: Kelly’s Wharf or Big Duck Cove
Day 45: Paddle
Goal distance: 9-17 miles
Mile marker: 574-586
Start location: Kelly’s Wharf or Big Duck Cove
End location: Seboomook Point or Thoreau campsite
Note: Portages: 1.9 Mile Northeast Carry is between the two ending point options
Day 46: Paddle
Goal distance: 12.5-20 miles
Goal distance: 12.5-20 miles
Mile marker: 594 miles
Start location: Seboomook Point or Thoreau campsite
End location: Pine stream or Gero Island
Day 47: Paddle
Goal distance: 20 miles
Mile marker: 614
Portages: 1.8 mile carry to Mud Lake
Start location: Pine stream or Gero Island
End location: Lock Dam
Day 48: Rest Day/Zero Mileage Day
Day 49: Paddle
Goal distance: 17 miles
Mile marker: 631
Portage: .75 mile Tramway Carry OR .3 Lock Dam Carry
Start location: Chamberlain Lake
End location: Churchill Dam
Day 50: Paddle
Goal distance: 19 miles
Mile marker: 650
Start location: Churchill Dam
End location: Long Lake Dam
Day 51: Paddle
Goal distance: 16 miles
Mile marker: 674
Start location: Long Lake Dam
End location: Taylor’s Landing
Day 52: Paddle
Goal distance: 15 or 22 miles
Mile marker: 697
Start location: Taylor’s Landing
End location: Allagash or Chamberlain Campsite
Day 53: Paddle
Goal distance: 20- 27.5 miles
Mile marker: 720
Start location: Allagash or Chamberlain Campsite
End location: Fort Kent
