Last
Saturday we met our friends and hit the Harpeth River for a great paddle. We
started at the Hidden Lakes access point and canoed the 8.9 miles to HWY 249.
There was not much traffic on this stretch of river and we only ran into 2
other boats the whole day. I don’t think the local outfitters make use of this
part of the river.
Lots of small riffles kept us on our
toes and the water was running clear. If
the river was a couple inches shallower in some places we would have been dragging
our canoe. So I would definitely paddle this section of river in the spring. We
saw some Canadian Geese, a Heron, an otter, a deer and lots of turtles; not bad
for one day. There were lots of gravel bars to pull over and take a break. We
even found a feeder stream with a small waterfall.
This section of river crosses I-40
twice but it is not too disruptive to the paddle. Also, the river does not run
through that many residential areas, for the most part it feels like you are
out in the county. If you like solitude
when paddling try this section of the Harpeth.
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