Duck River Halls Mill - Hopkins Bridge

Date: August 21, 2011

Weather:  Hot and Sunny

Estimated Length:  8-10 miles (next time I need to take a GPS)

Time on River: 4-6 hours

River Conditions: No rain in the past couple of day so river was

moving a bit slow.

Distance from Nashville:  One hour

Close By: Henry Horton State Park, the town of Chapel Hill

Overview: This section of the Duck River has a great feel to it. The bluffs along the river almost make you think you are somewhere out west. We would do this paddle trip again in a heartbeat!

Put-In:  Halls Mill has plenty of parking and you can drive your vehicle to the waters edge to unload your canoe/kayak.

Take-Out: Great river access you can drive right up to the river (and if the water is low right on it) but first you have to pay “the lady”. The closest house to the bridge on the  north side of the road is where the you pay $2 per canoe/kayak. Knock on the side door “the lady” will wave you in and take your name and money.

 Highlights

• Some really nice riffs.

• Awesome bluff/cliff ledges.

• Great gravel bars along the river which means easy access to get in and out of to play in the water and stop for lunch.
• None of the local outfitters seem to be running this section of river so we basically had the river to ourselves.

 At times the river was slow (yes you have to paddle) but there were 5 sections of river that where Class I + rapids that made it fun and exciting.

Wildlife





Cute Turtle



Duck

 


Ugly Snake