Assabet,
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Route 117 to Route 62
| Usual Difficulty |
I-II (may vary with level) |
| Length |
1.5 Miles |
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River Description
Posted 3/30/03 by Tommy T. on the NPMB message board
The Assabet in Maynard is a short, easy class II that runs right through downtown Maynard. The
putin is at the junction of Rtes. 117 and 62, just below the dam. I've always used the office
building parking lot. Even though it has been posted "Private Property no river access" since
last fall, I've had no trouble putting on with small groups on weekends. You can access the river
from the other side as well. The take out is at the Maynard Elks on Rte. 62 just above the next
dam. When we were there last December we took out right through the Christmas tree sale. Nice
people. The scenery ain't much. The water quality is so-so. But it's 40 minutes from Boston and
you can scout it all from the road.
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scratchy. The play waves were a little small for surfing this boat. We are fairly new to whitewater
canoeing and this class II was near the limits of our abilities.
it a class III run at that level due to wood and bridge pylons.
We took out a few hundred yards below Maynard Elks (I'm not sure you can see that building from the
river) where the river broadens and flattens out. The dam is significantly further downstream.
off make sure you go through the one to the left. There is a ledge at the end of the right tube
that will hang you up. I ran with open cockpit boats and within 2 seconds of getting stuck the
water came into the cockpit and swamped me.