In the spirit of local exploring, I’ve wanted to
paddle sections of the lower Clyde River for some time. With some effort, I found
three locations on the lower Clyde to launch my kayak and explore local waters.
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The first outing (Mar 30th) was beside one of the CR511 Clyde River bridges (the first bridge below Herron Mills Rd). There’s a water gauge station at that bridge and good access to the river’s edge via a 50m path. I only managed to paddle 400m upriver before being blocked by rapids. Back to the bridge, I navigated 650m downriver to the next set of rapids. So, in all, this paddle was only 2.5 km. It’s a reasonably isolated section but a bit short unless you are willing to run some rapids!
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For the second outing (Apr 1st), I went 1.2
km down Lanark Concession Road 4B from CR16 and launched from the side of the
road. First, I went 200m upriver to check the rapids. They were running high,
so going further upriver was not an option. From the launch spot, I was able to
paddle downriver for about 2 km. The river is pretty isolated and calm for the
first 1.5 km. There are homes (Dwyer Ln) in the last 500m on the west shore,
and the river is running shallower and faster. It made me a little nervous, but
I had no problems with the return. This outing was about a 5 km paddle and is
worth doing again by kayak or canoe. I might avoid the last 500m, especially by
canoe.
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On the third outing (Apr 7th), I launched at the CR16
bridge. The bank is pretty steep, but it’s doable. This launch is a fire truck
filling station, so you need to be careful about parking location. The paddle
upriver is short (500m), but you can go 2.3 km downriver. Also, there are several
side inlets that you can explore in the downriver stretch. In all, my track for
the day was 7.5 km. This is an excellent section of the lower Clyde River to
explore for nature, which is mainly forested and has a series of significant wetlands.
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