Quinapoxet River

This is one of the rivers that I really want run this spring.  A couple of different groups ran it last Sunday, but I was on a plane to London.  Oh well...

Here's what Tommy said:

You guys missed a good day at a sweet 9.4 on the gage.  I paddled the Encore instead of the Cascade. I was nervous, never having done it above 9'. But there was a bald eagle soaring over the pool beyond the dam, and folks I know pretty well were gung ho. Turns out in some ways it was easier. Certainly more fluid.

Video from Ken: - looks like fun:


Quin March 12, 2011 from Ken Glusman on Vimeo.

Here are the directions:

• River Street is closed between the take out and put in.
• From Rt 190 exit 5 take Rt 140 south.
• Take a right Laurel St.. Laurel St turns into Manning.
• At the end of Manning take a left on Wachusett.
• Bear left to stay on Wachusett when it leaves Rt 31.
• Then take another left on River St.
• The put in is just before the intersection of River and Harris

Links:
Springdale Mill Rapid on the Quinapoxet from Ken
Quinapoxet Helmet Cam Test from Ken
Description from American Whitewater
River Street put-in from Google Maps
Quinapoxet Gage at Canada Mills near Holden
Ken's videos