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Quinebaug River Canoe Trail - East Brimfield

Posted by Erik on 9/17/2021, 7:04 am

For you early risers - Bill and I will be paddling the Quinebaug River Canoe Trail above the East Brimfield Dam on Saturday morning - paddle up to Holland Pond (3 miles or so) and back.

Meet at 8:00 at the East Brimfield Dam. Bring bring a chair and we will stop for breakfast - I’m cooking.

I haven’t been there is in years, but the description says there are 3 picnic site along the way - one must be a the dam, one at Holland Pond, and I seem to remember one out on and island in the lake.

Let me know if you are interested.

Boat Ramp
East Brimfield Lake (river left)
Across from 366-398 Sturbridge Road, Fiskdale MA

Lat/Long: 42.110269°, -72.139380°

Driving Directions
From Route 20 near the Brimfield/Sturbridge town line, turn into the launch across the street from Green Thumb Nursery, on the south side of the road. There is a sign.

Quinebaug River Canoe Trail - Pictures

Posted by Erik on 9/18/2021, 5:27 pm, in reply to "Quinebaug River Canoe Trail - East Brimfield"

The day started foggy and a little misty but the colors were great. We paddled up to Holland Pond and back - about 8-miles.

Pictures here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/eckilson/albums/72157719877317322

Re: Quinebaug River Canoe Trail - Pictures

Posted by cheryl on 9/19/2021, 8:49 am, in reply to "Quinebaug River Canoe Trail - Pictures"

Beautiful color along the river!

Re: Quinebaug River Canoe Trail - Pictures

Posted by Erik on 9/19/2021, 9:17 am, in reply to "Re: Quinebaug River Canoe Trail - Pictures"

But I am not ready for it to be Fall yet...

Quinebaug River Canoe Trail - 2007 Trip

Posted by Erik on 9/20/2021, 7:20 am, in reply to "Re: Quinebaug River Canoe Trail - Pictures"

I found these old pictures from a 2007 RICKA trip that we did here.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/eckilson/albums/72157719875039414

Looks like we did a shuttle from Holland Pond down to East Brimfield Lake. I vaguely remember it being windy as we crossed East Brimfield Lake, and paddling up into Long Pond. The lake is now infested with Milfoil (an invasive weed that that they are treating with chemicals) so we didn't paddle down the lake on Saturday.

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