Boston Kayaker

Kayaking on Thorndike Pond - in Jaffrey NH


Rating: Two Stars - Beautiful pond with autumn colors in full display. Beautiful Monadnock Mountain on the western horizon. I paddled the round trip a few minutes over 1 hour.

  Put in at Dublin Road
  in Jaffrey NH.
Paddle south and around
  pond then return.
Estimated round trip
  distance = 3 miles
Monadnock State
  Park
  Whittmoor Island - The
  Monadnock Conservancy
Mount Monadnock towers
  on the western horizon.
Beach for Jaffrey
  residents.
Thorndike
  Pond Dam

Disclaimer: It is your responsibility to determine the legality, suitability and safety of this route for yourself.

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Other resources:
Paddling.net: Thorndike Pond Kayak Trip Report
NH Love It or Leaf It: Kayaking Thorndike Pond
Monadnock Vista: Kayaking on Thorndike Pond (lots of pictures)
Thorndike Pond Conservation Association
NH Wildlife: Thorndike Pond Topographical Map
NH Wildlife: Thorndike Pond Topographical Map (cached copy)
Monandnock State Park website
Wikipedia: Mount Monadnock


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At the turn to Dublin Road from Route 104 in Jaffrey NH.
Trip date is October 2015.


Monandnock Mountain.


Dublin Road in Jaffrey NH. Autumn colors in display.


At the put in to Thorndike Pond on Dublin Road in Jaffrey NH.





Boston Kayaker just launched on Thurndike Pond.


Veered to my right, will paddle Thorndike Pond counter-clockwise.


























Thorndike Pond town beach.














Looking to my left.





Continuing my southward paddle.

















Getting close to the south end of Thorndike Pond.


I am now at the south east corner of Thorndike Pond.


Veering to my left and continuing counter-clockwise paddle.


Looking to my left, the full length of Thorndike Pond viewed from the south end.


After a short paddle, another veer to the left and I am now facing north with the eastern bank on my right.











Looking to my left (west), Monadnock Mountain.























Directly ahead of me is a sign-post on Whittmoor Island.









Sign reads:
Whittmoor Island
The Monadnock Conservancy


Landed on Whittmore Island to stretch my legs.


Back on the waters of Thorndike Pond.





Rounding Whittmoor Island on the left.





Northern tip of Whittmoor Island.





Now past Whittmore Island, Monadnock Mountain comes into view again.





Paddling northwards to where I came from.











Soon to land back on Dublin Road access.
Paddle time was a few minutes over 1 hour.