Kayak Androscoggin River from Giland to Bethel, Maine - Canoe/Kayak Trips on Waymarking.com

This kayaking trip stretches from Giland to Bethel, Maine. The water is mostly flat, with a few shallow spots and areas with rough water. This stretch of the river starts just downstream from the Wild River fork; the river has several sliver islands where the paddlers have to choose whether to go left or right. There are some ways that more navigatable than others. I would recommend a guide. We saw a bald eagle, a couple of ospreys, and sometimes (not our trip) Moose. The landing point was Davis Park. It is to the right just after going under the Rt 2 bridge.

Here's a pointer to our Everytrail GPS track plus photos:
Kayak Androscoggin River from Giland to Davis Park landing in Bethel at EveryTrail

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Parking/put-in/launching information: To get to the Giland launch: start in Bethel, go West/Left on West Bethel Road (Rt 2), turn North/Right on Bridge St. The launch point 750 ft upstream (West) of the bridge. Paddling conditions to be expected: The river current was about 3mph. Not fast, but significant. The river is mostly smooth, but there's some segments with shallow spots. Difficulty of the trip: There are about 5 sections where the water gets shallow and you have to carefully navigate away from the rough water. I recommend a guide. There's several forks in the river where you have to decide whether to take the water-left or water-right direction. A couple of times we guessed wrong and got ourselves into some shallow water. We never once had to get out and walk to deeper sections. Length of trip: 10 miles Portages: zero. Watch for the shallow spots. You should be able to get through most of them without portage. YMMV. Permits required: We rented boats from the Sun Valley Sports Guide Service. Type of trip: We launched in Giland and paddled about 10 miles to the Davis Park landing. We used the Sun Valley Sports Guide Service. They took us back to our hotel room. Take-out Coordinates: N 44° 24.883 W 070° 47.177 Other information: Not listed

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