Boston Kayaker

Kayaking on Connecticut River - from Hartford VT to Hartland VT Unrated - The Boston Kayaker does not have enough information or time to make a rating.   Put in at Lyman Point Park on   Maple Street in Hartford VT. Take out on before falls off   Route 5 in Hartland VT. Estimated distance   = 7.5 miles Ledge Island /   Sumner Falls   Portage of 300+ feet   required at put in. Willard Covered Bridge over   Ottauquechee River Mascoma River enters   from the east. Wilder   Dam Disclaimer: It is your responsibility to determine the legality, suitability and safety of this route for yourself.

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Other resources: Connecticut River Paddlers' Trail Connecticut River Joint Commissions: Map 8 Upper Valley webpage Connecticut River Joint Commissions: Map 8 Upper Valley map Connecticut River Joint Commissions: Map 8 Upper Valley (cached copy) Number of original photos on this page : 16 All photos in this website are original and copyrighted. At the town hall on Maple Street in Hartford VT. Lyman Point Park access to Connecticut River is behind this building. Pictures at put in taken July 2016. Lyman Point Park. The path to the river at Lyman Point Park. The put in to Connecticut River from Lyman Point Park in White River Junction VT. Looking upriver from Lyman Point Park. Looking downriver from Lyman Point Park. Now at the take out on Route 5 in Hartland VT just north where I-91 goes over Route 5. Pictures at take out taken October 2016. At the end of the unnamed dirt road is the access to the Connecticut River. The path to the take out before Ledge Island. Following the path to the water. I am standing on bit parts of Ledge Island. Take out is at left of picture. The "portage" sign on the take out beside the Ledge Island. Ledge Island. Once you go the the channel in middle, there is no turning back as the river flows fast! The Connecticut River constricted at Ledge Island. The Connecticut River becomes Sumner Falls here as it drops a few feet.