Huron River Water Trail - Proud Lake to Kent Lake (segment 1)

Trip Overview

Put in at Proud Lake North Boat Launch Ramp: https://goo.gl/maps/VfVBksxonY...

Took out at the Kensington Metropark Shore Fishing Parking: https://goo.gl/maps/4weBjhATSi...

Gauge height at Hamburg was 3.63 ft: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mi/n...

Trip time: 5h 1m

Paddling distance (logged on Strava): 10.70 miles

We dropped a shuttle car at Kensington Metropark Shore Fishing Parking and then launched our group from Proud Lake North Boat Launch Ramp. After gentle current through the first section we had a short portage over Moss Lake Dam (portage right of dam). Immediately downstream of the dam it was pretty shallow, but easy paddling. Water got deeper and slower as we approached Hubbell Pond. Stopped in Central Park in Milford for a snack and to climb the hill to the bathrooms. From here on to Milford Dam the impoundment was densely choked with pondweed. The portage over Milford Dam had nice kayak slides ascending and descending. After the dam it was shallow again for a while and easy to get beached on sandbars in places if you didn't watch out, but easy paddling overall. Water slowed again as we approached Kent Lake - you can take out at West Dawson Rd to avoid the flatwater paddling. We continued on through thick pondweed to the Kensington Metropark Shore Fishing Parking.

This was our first segment toward competing the Huron 104: https://huronriverwatertrail.o...