Estimated Length: 6.2 Miles
Discharge Day Of Paddle: 68 cfs
Weather: Sunny and High 70's
Time On the River: 2 1/2 hours
Put-In: Moran Road
Take-Out: Hwy. 100
Canoe or kayaks.... which do we take? That was the question of the day, we finally decided on the kayaks. For this paddle the Old Town Canoe would have been fine on the water but getting it down the steep incline at the Put-In would have been hard. Both Lex and I had to work the up coming week-end, so river time was going to have to happen mid-week. Neither of us had done this section of the Harpeth before, so it was new territory.
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| Gosling |
The paddle was nice, with lots of river vegetation I had expected more homes along the banks, so I was pleasantly surprised that we viewed more woodlands then homeowners back yards. The only traffic we encountered was a solo fisherman. The first 2/3 of the trip the river was moving fairly swiftly but at the end we had to put some muscle into our strokes to get to the take-out.
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| Wildlife Along the Harpeth |
For an in-town paddle this was a nice section of river. The Put-In can be a bit hazardous since it is not an "official" location. There is no designated parking lot so you have to leave your car along the side of the road. The Take-Out is part of the Harpeth River Access System and it's an easy location with gently descending steps to the river. Also its hard to miss the big green bridge that marks the Take-Out for Hwy 100.
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