Canoe Harpeth River Experience; One Like No Other

By Christa Jarvis


Any day that one spends canoeing at the Harpeth River will always live to be memorable. Quality time can be sent with family or friends while engaging in activities that are very different from sitting on a couch while staring at an electronic device. Get of your urban life and enjoy the Canoe Harpeth River experience while surrounded by the calm natural environment.

The trip down the canoe river can only be described as being epic. All canoes shall be provided for by the commercial paddling provider. Also provided alongside the transportation are life vests and paddles. Transportation to and from the river will also be among the services one will be privy to. Ensure that you pack your vehicle you have arrived with in an area with shade so as to avoid returning back to it all heated up. The best service providers avail good parking places.

This river does not offer much difficulty instead it provides the paddlers with any level of skill with a relaxing time. All one has to do get into a relaxed state of mind. Time is never of much concern as one might end up spending an entire week rather than a weekend.

The Harpeth River State park is one of the best places you can go out with friend or family. The same applies if you want a canoeing experience of a life-time. The linear park stretches over 40 miles and connects several archeological, natural and historical sites not forgetting about nine points of access.

The ultimate place to run is at the narrows of the stream. Paddlers will be capable of enjoying the beautiful scenery and relax more while on the stream. As for the landscape around the river, it is either pastoral or woody. As you paddle one will be able to pass through the Montgomery Bell Tunnel. A section of the water is diverted into the tunnel and later emerges out to unite with the main channel. The tunnel has enough space to accommodate a canoe though it is still highly dangerous.

When one views the stream they will be able to see fish jumping about. This fish in particular are the bass, smallmouth, catfish, perch and the croppies. There are also other river critters that are inviting for you to see. Some of this animals are beavers, otters, blue herons, deer, ducks, turtles and snakes. As for the scenery it is very eye catching as we view mile after mile of trees which overhang and are interspersed with fields filled with grass as well as towering rocky cliffs.

In its entirety, the trip can last for a whole day. Irrespective of whether you are scout troops or on an adventure, it will be of great fun. Despite this there are those people who find venturing into such a place for a single day to be very incomplete. Such people will arrive with their supplies and provisions as well as fully loaded canoes. When arriving fully stocked such people prefer spending long time periods paddling along the stream. The Harpeth River does provide you with excellent opportunities for longer trips. They can begin all the way in Franklin down to Cheatham Dam. Such a trip stretches for 100 miles and will ensure that the paddlers stay out for several days.

As the paddlers pass via the Montgomery Bell Tunnel they will be able to have a vivid feel of marvelous work. This was done by the people back then who using hard chiseled through solid rock to create the beautiful opening. Despite it being spacious enough for a canoe to go through it is still highly dangerous.




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