Boston Kayaker

Kayaking on Belgrade Stream - from Mount Vernon ME to Belgrade ME


Rating: Three Stars - Very pleasant paddling we have here the 6 miles of Belgrade Streem paddle from Mount Vernon to Belgrade in Maine. Route is mostly shallow and aquatic vegetation lurks beneath. Very scenic and most stretches wild undeveloped. We found a group of turtles having a team meeting on a log iin the middle of the Belgrade Stream. Our paddle time was 2 hours 14 minutes.

  Put in at Bartlett Road
  in Mount Vernon ME.
Take out at Hayden Park on
  Augusta Rd in Belgrade ME.
Estimated distance
  = 6 miles
Long Pond
  Dam
Belgrade Canoe
  and Kayaks
Belgrade Boat Rentals
  - kayaks and canoes

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Other resources:
Maine Outdoor Journal: Belgrade Lakes
Virtual Tourist: Kayaking on Belgrade Stream
Belgrade Rental - boats, canoes, kayaks
Belgrade Canoe and Kayaks
Maine Govt: Belgrade Stream Ramp in Mount Vernon ME (put in)
Maine Govt: Messalonskee Lake Ramp in Mount Vernon ME (take out)


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At the put in to Belgrade Stream on Bartlett Road in Mount Vernon ME.
Trip date is July 2022.


Ready to launch on Belgrade Stream. Today's kayak buddies, the Boston Kayaker's wife and dogs (Saco and Sebec).





The Boston Kayaker just launched onto Belgrade Stream from Bartlett Road in Mount Vernon ME.





The Boston Kayaker and Saco on the Belgrade Stream.


The Boston Kayaker's wife and Sebec on the Belgrade Stream.

















Water-front houses.

























































































Approaching the Route 135 bridge over the Belgrade Stream in Belgrade ME.





Paddling under the Route 135 bridge over the Belgrade Stream.














The waterlillies of the Belgrade Stream.





Waterlillies and the Boston Kayaker on the Belgrade Stream.


I can see a couple of kayakers.




















I was telling my wife: "Turtles on your left!"
























































Landing at Hayden Park on Augusta Road in Belgrade ME.


Paddle time is 2 hours 14 minutes.


The takeout spot at the Hayden Park on August Road in Belgrade ME.


The Hayden Park is opposite to the launch area to Mesalonskee Lake and can park there.