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Kayaking on Blackstone River - in Albion RI Rating: Half-Star - Long portage on a very short water route. Hardly worth the trouble.   Portage from parking lot   to put in 300+ feet . Put in above dam on Albion   Road in Cumberland RI. Paddle upriver to Manville   Dam and return. Estimated round trip   distance = 2.5 miles Manville   Dam Albion   Dam Ashton   Dam Disclaimer: It is your responsibility to determine the legality, suitability and safety of this route for yourself.

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Other resources: US National Parks Service: Blackstone River Valley Explore RI's Blueways and Greenways: Manville River Access Explore RI's Blueways and Greenways: Albion River Access Blackstone River Watershed Associaton RI Canoe and Kayak Association Number of original photos on this page : 22 All photos in this website are original and copyrighted. Trip date May 2012. At the Albion Dam parking lot. Albion Dam You do not want to kayak onto that . . . For this trip, as my son is with me, I will put in just below the Manville Dam and do a one-way paddle to Albion Dam. I just launched from that put in. Tried to paddle upstream but I can not go very far. Looking north, the Manville Dam is in the horizon in this picture. Manville Dam picture taken earlier (not from a kayak). I turned around and now facing downstream. Onwards to Albion Dam. IMG_4790.JPG To my right are bikers on the Blackstone bike trail. I can now see the Albion Dam's concrete structure poking out on the right bank. I can hear it too!