Vermilion Voyage 2023

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Distance: 42.92 nm
Elevation gain: 3 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 3 ft
Max elevation: 15 ft
TrailRank: 59
Min elevation: 0 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: 17 hours 23 minutes
Time: 2 days 5 hours 11 minutes
Coordinates: 13939
Uploaded: March 27, 2023
Recorded: March 2023

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near Pont Des Mouton, Louisiana (United States)

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3 Days and 42 miles
Vermillion River From I-10 to Palmetto Island State Park

Lafayette Travel and the Bayou Vermilion District have partnered to create the Vermilion Voyage, a three-day overnight paddle down the Bayou Vermilion launching from the Acadiana Park Nature Station to Palmetto Island State Park. Participants will have the rare opportunity to consecutively paddle just over 50 miles of the Vermilion through Lafayette and Vermilion Parishes.

Park Pont Des Mouton - Bancker

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The boat landing is on the inside of a curve so it's prone to mud and silt. On launch day It did not disappoint. Bayou Vermilion Water District (BVD) staff made it very operable by way of what I call a pharaoh blanket.