The Best Kayak/Canoe Trails in Massachusetts (United States)

Kayaking the Eastham - Harwich Barrier Marshes

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jmmdds

Distance

4.45nm

Elevation +

23f

TrailRank

50

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7/21/2018 My first time to Cape Cod, Tim is the local and suggested kayaking this area. So I took my "marshing orders" from Tim. The Parking Lot now requires a parking sticker from the town which we had noticed $50. tick...

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Mystic River Race 5/18/2014

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jmmdds

Distance

9.73nm

Elevation +

161f

TrailRank

32

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11.2 statute miles. Two relatively easy portages with slight grades to exit and enter the water. All three boats in the sea kayak class beat last years winning time. Before I had been there I figured it would be noisy...

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Essex River Race 5/10/14

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jmmdds

Distance

4.98nm

Elevation +

46f

TrailRank

30

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5.8 statute miles, Good weather in spite of the rain, by that I mean: flat water, little wind, not too much tidal current. Started about 1:15 after high tide, hence the first half of the race took 28+ minutes the second ...

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Quaboag River White’s Landing

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rickwobbe

Distance

4.18nm

Elevation +

30f

TrailRank

24

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Kayak west from White’s Landing out and back. Easy flat water paddling on wide, open river. Slight westward current.

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Blackburn Challenge 2014

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jmmdds

Distance

18.47nm

Elevation +

20f

TrailRank

24

My first Blackburn. Grueling. I am told the weather was ideal for this event. Overcast skies, temps in the low 70's, wind calm to 5 mph, seas flat to 2 feet. It was odd to paddle in a flat sea and calm wind and look to t...

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Blackburn Challenge 2015

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jmmdds

Distance

18.56nm

Elevation +

407f

TrailRank

21

I do not know why, but for some reason the software added my walk back through town to the high school from last year to this years track. At any rate the seas this year were much more difficult than last year. Hit in th...

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Run of the Charles Paddle Race April 27, 2014

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jmmdds

Distance

16.11nm

Elevation +

285f

TrailRank

21

I used an 18' Great Auk kayak for my first experience in this grueling race. 17 miles of paddling, 1.6 miles of carrying in 6 portages. 3:44:17 for a first time (the race committee placed me into the wrong category and s...

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The Meltdown 2016

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jmmdds

Distance

11.81nm

Elevation +

36f

TrailRank

19

The course length registered by my GPS is 11.8 statute miles. The listed 11.81 nautical miles is equivalent to about 13.9 miles, however this includes some warmup paddling and walking around. Some notes can be accessed b...

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Dedham Water Trail - 03-JUL-18 01:12:48 PM

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BJamesNH

Distance

6.24nm

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

19

Paddled this against the current in a clockwise direction. I suggest the opposite unless you are a strong paddler.

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Charles River Sunset Paddle

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BJamesNH

Distance

8.35nm

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

16

27-JUN-18 09:52:54 PM - a nice loop on the Charles thru the Esplanade lagoon and out the locks and back. Start/end at Magazine Beach

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The Meltdown, 28 JUN 2015

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jmmdds

Distance

9.04nm

Elevation +

20f

TrailRank

16

A bit windy, with some light rain, but all and all the weather was much better than the forecast. The course was modified based on the forecast. Very shallow at the up river turn around Kidd Island. 10.4 statute miles.

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Wallum Lake (historical)

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Mandyleigh

Distance

1.63nm

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

13

Douglas State Forest boat launch. Large submerged rocks around shorelines but deep throughout middle.

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Quinsigamond River, North Grafton

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Mandyleigh

Distance

1.14nm

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

9

BEWARE!! At the furthest point out, we encountered an estuary inlet with a nasty current. Can tip you turning.

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Kayaking Hamilton Reservoir

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mlaferriere

Distance

0.82nm

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

1

Hamilton reservoir

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Start Point - Vernon Damn VT

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EJMBoston

Distance

16.64nm

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

1

2-day camping trip on CT River

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Cohasset Harbor

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LES7500

Distance

4.37nm

Elevation +

23f

TrailRank

30| 5.0

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Cohasset

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OC1 Blackburn Challenge JUL-14-12

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Bentshaft

Distance

16.92nm

Elevation +

56f

TrailRank

28| 5.0

mild conditions, few bumps to ride.

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Ware River Ice Breaker 2014

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jmmdds

Distance

6.76nm

Elevation +

26f

TrailRank

20

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7.8 statute miles. Stiff current (1.5-2 mph) upriver near start/finish

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Run OT Chas 26 APR 2015

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jmmdds

Distance

16.14nm

Elevation +

210f

TrailRank

19

This year I was about 10:35 faster with room for improvement. Also, the fourth portage was about .1 miles shorter, due to construction at the old put in. Leg distance and times: Paddle 1: 4.8 miles, 49:20 min:sec Po...

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Boston kayak

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Guima

Distance

4.71nm

Elevation +

538f

TrailRank

19

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Boston kayak

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