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Kayaking on Connecticut River - from Bradford VT to Orford NH


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  Put in at Memorial Field on Dow
  Meadow Lane in Bradford VT.
Paddle out of Waits River
  and turn right on CT River.
Take out at Boat Landing
  Road in Orford NH.
Estimated distance
  = 9 miles
  The Palisades hosts a cliffside
  peregrine aerie.
Memorial Field Bradford Falls
  and dam
River access
  camp sites

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Kayaking on Connecticut River - from Bradford VT to Orford NH

Other resources:
Connecticut River Paddlers' Trail
Connecticut River Joint Commissions: Map 6 Orford / Fairlee webpage
Connecticut River Joint Commissions: Map 6 Orford / Fairlee map
Connecticut River Joint Commissions: Map 6 Orford / Fairlee map (cached copy)


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The Bradford Falls on Route 5 in Bradford VT a short distance from the put in at Dow Meadown Lane.
Pictures taken October 2016.


Welcome to Bradford VT.


At the corner of North Main Street and Dow Meadow Lane in Bradford VT.



In front of the Dow Meadow Lane intersection is this church on North Main Street.


At the bottom of Dow Meadow Lane is the Memorial Field.
Access to the Waits River (and Connecticut River) is at the back of this field.


The ramp to Waits River at the Memorial Field in Bradford VT.


Looking upstream at Waits River from the put in.


Along Route 5 in Vermont between put and take out.


Now at the takeout at River Road and Boat Landing Road in Orford NH.


The launch area to Connecticut River at Boat Landing Road in Orford NH.


The ramp to Connecticut River at Orford NH.


Looking at Connecticut River to the right upstream from the ramp in Orford NH.