Duck river

by  Hurley

A self-supported trip created by Hurley

Trip Overview

Did the Duck river from Normandy dam to Three Forks Bridge Rd. It's a solid 9 mile trip. It was my 10 year old daughters first river trip. My 13yr old daughter, wife and I had done many river trips together but we had only let the little one do lakes. I was a little trepidatious about the trip mainly because she's a tad uncoordinated and that part of the duck can get slow and require a lot of paddling. I was in a perception swifty 9.5, wife had my old pelican trailblazer100, 13 yr old had a pelican vortex, and the 10 yr had a pelican apex 80 sot. Went perfectly. Couldn't ask for a better river to break kids in on. It has some current, a couple of rapids, but is mostly calm and flat. Perfect for getting a first timers confidence up. We finished in about 4.5 hours with 3 stops. Which is way under the time I had allotted for. This section can be paddled year round and is perfect for beginners. There is 1 Portage at the cortner dam but if you get out to the right there is a semi gravled trail to take you around. There are a couple of take outs before the one we chose, to shorten the trip. Only cons to this section is that if your used to having a lot of sand bars to take a break at this section doesn't have them. There might be 3 decent areas to picnic or camp at. Only saw 1 copperhead on the trip so +++

Safety Notes

Life jackets for kids.

Gear Notes

Bring plenty of water for the flat water paddling.

Conditions

Be aware of Damn generation.

Portage Notes

Cortner mill Damn. It about your halfway point

Trip Details

  • Trip Dates: 6/29/2018
  • Trip Duration: Day Trip
  • Sport/Activity: Kayaking, Canoeing, Stand Up Paddling, Kayak Fishing
  • Skill Level: Beginner
  • Water Type: Flat/Sheltered Water
  • Number of Portages: 1

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