Hubbard,
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W Hartland Rd (Granville State Park) to Rt 20 (Hubbard Brook)
| Usual Difficulty |
V (may vary with level) |
| Length |
2.65 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient |
130 fpm |
River Description
Source: Greg and Sue Hanlon's
Steep Creeks of New
England, which has more info on this run. Text used with permission.
Directions: From Westfield, MA, take Rte. 202 South to Rte. 57 West. Follow 57 through
Granville and West Granville. About 11 miles from 202, Rte. 57 crosses Hubbard Brook. Park in the
pulloff just after crossing the river and put in here.
Takeout: head East on Rte. 57 and take your first right onto West Hartland Road, toward Granville
State Forest. Continue through the state forest, crossing Hubbard Brook to Rte. 20. Turn left
onto Rte. 20 West and continue until it crosses Hubbard Brook. Just after the brook is a gated
road on the left, which follows Hubbard Brook upstream. The takeout is just up this road, by the
USGS gaging station.
Do not paddle past the gage house onto Bakhamsted Reservoir, which is operated by the Connecticut
MDC for water supply. They apparently think you're gonna pee in their water.
StreamTeam Status: Verified
Last Updated: 2001-08-29 07:32:03
Editors
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User Comments
This is a remote, very beautiful run through a mature coniferous forest. Recommended absolute
minimum level is 2.7 on the gage at the takeout dam, although I have banged down it at 2.3 on the
gage. Watch out for strainers and trees, there are at least two new river wide logs since the last
river cleanup in 2000. The river below the dam is posted off limits by Connecticut because it is a
water supply. It isn't worth the extra 150 feet of whitewater to run the dam and risk alienating
the authorities.