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Kayaking on Quinebaug River and Aspinook Pond - in Canterbury CT Rating: One-and-a-Half Stars - Aspinook Pond will give you a good work out launcing from Butts Bridge in Canterbury CT. I will normally prefer to start paddling upstream (from the dam in this case) so I will be paddling downstream on my return but I do not know any public access at the southern end of Aspinook Pond. There were a couple of swans. The dam is marked by buoys.   Put in at Butts Bridge Road   in Canterbury CT. Paddle south around   pond and return. Estimated round trip   distance = 5.5 miles Wyre Wynd Dam (aka   Aspinook Pond Dam)   Ross Hill Family   Campground Hopeville Pond   State Park     Disclaimer: It is your responsibility to determine the legality, suitability and safety of this route for yourself.

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Other resources: The Last Green Valley: The 2012 Quinebaug River Paddle Guide (see page 23) The Last Green Valley: The 2012 Quinebaug River Paddle Guide (cached copy) Ross Hill Family Campground CT Govt: Hopeville Pond State Park Number of original photos on this page : 51 All photos in this website are original and copyrighted. At the Butts Bridge launch to Quinebaug River and Aspinook Pond in Canterbury CT. Trip date is May 2014. Just launched on Quinebaug River, looking to my right, Butts Bridge. Facing south, this railbridge visible from launch site. Paddling southwards downstream to Aspinook Pond Dam. Crossing under the rail bridge. River bending to the right . . . Swans on Aspinook Pond. River now bending to the left. A "side pond" on my left. A swan on Aspinook Pond. Continuing my southern direction. It is middle of May and some spring flowers still around. I can see the Aspinook Dam abutment. The Aspinook Pond Dam abutments. Not clear on this picture but I can actually see the buoys marking the dam. Just turned around and now paddling north back to where I came from. The railbridge. Butts Bridge should be directly behind that. Take out is that sandy spot on the right. This paddle trip on Quinebaug River lasted 1 hour and 52 minutes from my photo timestamps.