Quaboag Pond / Quaboag River Kayak – 6.5 Miles
Headed out early with my brother Cory and his buddy Dave in hopes to beat the rain. This summer in New England has
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proven to be a challenge, it seems to be raining almost every day. We put in at the boat ramp off Quaboag St. in Brookfield, MA. This paved parking lot has plenty of parking and a concrete boat ramp for launching. The lake was
Quaboag River
calm but the wind was picking up and Quaboag Pond gets choppy when the wind is blowing, so we headed for the river. The mouth of the Quaboag River is on the west side of the lake or head to the rear, right corner of the lake as you leave the ramp.
The Quabaog River is a relaxing flat water paddle. This river has no current to speak of and can be paddled up or down stream easily. The river is lined with mash and wet lands for most of the trip and great blue heron will be plentiful, also you will see a few beaver and muskrat huts along on the way to West Brookfield. Luckily most of the river is protected land, part of the Quaboag Wildlife Management Area this make for a secluded trip down the river. No houses along the river, mostly you will see fishermen and other
Quaboag River
kayakers. Due to the river being marsh edged they are not may places to get out for a break so make sure to take advantage of Whites Landing, They sell bait and some supplies. If the kitchen is open you can even get some grub. I think they might do canoe and kayak rentals too… We too out in West Brookfield at Old Long Hill Rd. and carried the boats a few hundred yards to my folks house.
Great Blue Heron
You can continue on the river all the way to Warren (port over beaver dam) before you hit quick water. It turns fast after the Old West Brookfield Rd. bridge. We were going to continue on but hunger called and it looked like a storm was moving in. pizza seemed like a better idea than being on the river in a storm…
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8/19/2009 9:20 PM
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Wow, it looks like you had a nice paddle trip. Love the photo of the heron.
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