Kayaking Waupaca Area Waters: Kayak Trip #46 Waupaca River, Hwy. 22/54 to Harrington Rd. Bridge

We've been watching the Olympics this week, and I had a chance to watch some of the women's whitewater kayaking, and it sure looked like fun! Well, maybe if I were 40 years younger... We took a break from watching the Olympics tonight to do some exercise of our own, repeating trips #37 and #40 down the Waupaca River.

It was a nice evening, and although we didn't see any more eagles on this trip, we did see some ducks, a couple of gray herons and two mighty big fish. We don't fish, so I don't know what kind they were, but they were about 2 feet long.

The trip took about 1 1/4 hours, plus another 45 minutes for putting in and taking out, and for shuttling cars back and forth. This is an easy trip, and other than ducking under a tree, there are few obstacles to get around. The hardest part is climbing the steep embankment by the bridge at the take-out.

NOTES:
Put in on the southwest side of the Hwy. 22/54 bridge. There is a path leading down under the bridge. After unloading, you can park your vehicle at the River Ridge trail head on the northwest side of the bridge, across from Fox Valley Technical College.

Harrington Road will be just to your east. Travel east, then south to the bridge where it crosses over the Waupaca River. You can park your second vehicle in a cul-de-sac just off the road to the southwest of the bridge. Take out will be on the northeast side of the Harrington Rd. Bridge.