Posted by cheryl
on 6/11/2009, 8:31 am
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Due to the numerous blow downs the take out for this trip has been moved to the Worden Pond Fishing access. Meet up at the put-in at Taylor's landing for the shuttle.
June 13, Saturday – Great Swamp, Kingston RI. Arrive at 9:30 and shuttle at 10:00 launch by 10:20 AM. Organizer: Mark Roberts, mroberts@CIA.com 401-533-1883 cell Shuttle.
Due to the numerous blow downs the take out for this trip has been moved to the Worden Pond Fishing access. Meet up at the put-in at Taylor's landing for the shuttle.
Check message board. for last minute cancellations
"The Great Swamp, located in the southern part of Rhode Island, provides perhaps the most intriguing canoe trip in the state. The trip is an excursion into hidden jungle-like retreats that cannot be reached any other way. Here, you will float into a vast state-owned management area on one river, paddle across a shallow but wide pond, and then finish your trip on another river that snakes its way through dense vine-draped vegetation. There will be no doubt in your mind why this area is called Great Swamp. "(excerpt from Gorp). Most seasons there is one portage around a beaver dam. Sometimes the dam can be run, if you have the skills.
Trip is not suitable for kayaks over 15 feet. Narrow and twisty river.
Bring a lunch.
Directions. From Rt. 1 South or North take Rt. 138 heading WEST. Follow this to the intersection with Rt. 110. Right after this intersection on your LEFT is the put in. Watch for the sign. This can also be reached from Rt. 95 North or South. Take the exit for Rt. 138 and follow it EAST. Put in: N41 28 962 W071 33 082
Take out at Worden's Pond fishing access on Worden's Pond Road. 41.25.778 071.34.064. From Taylor's Landing: drive down Ministerial RD (RT 110) to Tuckertown Four Corners. At the blinking light at intersection (Soccer Fields on far left). Turn right on to Wordens Pond Rd. When you first see the pond, turn right into parking lot.
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