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Old River Upstream - NOTE NEW PUT-IN LOCATION
Location
FM 1409 Bridge in Old River-Winfree
Old River-Winfree, TX
USA
Category
HASK Paddle Trip
Registration Info
Registration is required
Capacity
14 Total Slots
6 Available Slot(s)
About this event
Breaking News !!! We no longer have to use the muddy stinky FM 1409 bridge put-in for this trip. The City of Mont Belvieu has built a beautiful new park on Old River with good parking and a dryfoot kayak launch.
Trip Description:
We will park and begin at the NEW Joe Matthews Park in Chambers County, TX and loop upstream and downstream for a Level 1 9 mile trip. Old River is a quiet meandering long-abandoned channel of the Trinity River. This will be a mostly sheltered paddle with lots of cypress trees. There are some trees/logs in the river to paddle around. We will eat lunch either on a sandbar or back at the put-in, depending on time. We can add or subtract mileage as the group wishes.
Directions to the Put-in: enter Joe Matthews Park Mont Belvieu TX into your favorite navigation machine.
Lat-lon of the launch site is 29° 52.354'N 94° 50.792'W
There are probably good restrooms at the new park, but I haven't actually been there yet..Bring lunch, plenty of water, and good sun protection.
Hazards:
Fire Ants, snakes, debris in the water - wear good closed-toe shoes. Slight chance of bears, rattlesnakes, and tarantulas. Have a dry bag with spare dry clothing in your boat. even though the air is warm, dress as if you might be in the water, which is still chilly in the upper 50s.
Here's our put-in and paddle route. We will launch at Joe Matthews Park, paddle upstream to the obstruction (pipeline project), then head downstream to the confluence with The Cutoff, and return to the launch site.
Shiny new paddle trail kayak launch and parking
Trip Leader(s)
Emergency initiator
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Carl Kuhnen 713-444-3315
Rob Weeks 206-229-9924
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HASK Trip Rating*
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1
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Ready to Launch at
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10:00 |
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Duration (hours)
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5 hours
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Paddling Miles
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9
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Emergency #s
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911 or Chambers County Sheriff 409-267-2500 non-emergency
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Distance from Downtown Houston
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40 miles
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| Trip Leader Vehicle |
Red Subaru Outback TSR 3650
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* Trip ratings are only a guide. Actual conditions will vary with wind and other weather.
This is an ACA sanctioned event. All participants in ACA-insured activities must wear properly-fitting U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets (Personal Flotation Devices, or PFDs) at all times during on-water activities. Non-HASK participants must sign a waiver.
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Guests – You are welcome to join us as a non-member. If you are not an ACA member, we will ask you to cover the $10 non-member insurance fee that ACA charges us. We hope you'll enjoy the trip and decide to join the club and continue paddling with us. Club members do not pay any trip fees.
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