NFCT

idahokris · Apr 10, 2015

So I want to do the NFCT possibly next year. Has anyone here done it and what's the best window to do it?

enelson8 · Apr 10, 2015

I have been interested in doing the nfct also. I suggest you check the paddlers blogs. There is a lot of really great information there. There is also a book titled something like the thru paddlers guide.
It seems that the nfct is best tackled early spring as the rivers get too shallow in summer.

Robin · Apr 11, 2015

I know a member here, Riverstrider, has done many sections of the NFCT and then last year another member, 50littlebirds did a thru paddle in an Old Town 50lber wood canvas canoe. I haven't found much information about his trip, he might be writing a book, but here's some info on his preparation etc.
http://50littlebirds.com/tag/canoe/

sweeper · Apr 11, 2015

http://forum.northernforestcanoetrail.org

Srobocop · Apr 11, 2015

How long does it take to paddle? 4 months?

Robin · Apr 11, 2015

Srobocop said:
How long does it take to paddle? 4 months?

7 weeks from what I understand

sweeper · Apr 11, 2015

http://www.northernforestcanoetrail.org/Paddler-2/The-NFCT-List-74

dave0 · Apr 12, 2015

Here's another link:

http://users.gmavt.net/petermac/peterNFCT.html

I emailed him after I read his account and will hopefully have the chance to meet him next time in VT. Sounds like a great guy and builds his own boats. Hope this helps.

ppine · Apr 13, 2015

Could people please explain their acronyms? This one I could figure out after some pondering. What is obvious to people in the NE is a mystery to those in the West and vice versa. Anyone paddled the KLCT? That is the Klamath Lake Canoe Trail. How about the GRWSRC? That is the Grande Rhonde Wild and Scenic River Corridor.

dave0 · Apr 13, 2015

Northern Forest Canoe Trail. Old Forge, NY to Ft. Kent, ME.

sweeper · Apr 13, 2015

ppine said:
Could people please explain their acronyms? This one I could figure out after some pondering. What is obvious to people in the NE is a mystery to those in the West and vice versa. Anyone paddled the KLCT? That is the Klamath Lake Canoe Trail. How about the GRWSRC? That is the Grande Rhonde Wild and Scenic River Corridor.

I'll ask SWMBO if I can.

ppine · Apr 14, 2015

TIFWM

Squirrelly Turtle · Apr 15, 2015

Just received this book but have not read it yet. My best friend and I are contemplating a go at it in2016
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0996052518

riverstrider · Apr 20, 2015

Squirrelly Turtle said:
Just received this book but have not read it yet. My best friend and I are contemplating a go at it in2016
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0996052518

I have that book and it is an excellent resource; probably the most useful book for through paddlers there is to date. I definitely recommend checking out the blogs available on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail web site...a lot of great info that you won't necessarily find in any guidebooks.

Starting as early as you can will give you the best chance for having water in some of these river sections, with the caveat that it also means higher water levels for some of the upstream segments, especially the Missisquoi, Clyde, Upper Ammonoosuc and the Androscoggin. No matter what time you leave, you will be extraordinarily lucky if you have enough water to do any of the South Branch Dead River. One of the reasons I have been section paddling the NFCT instead of through paddling it (aside from the impossibility of getting that much time off work) is that I can do each segment at ideal times and water levels, downstream.

A heavy duty canoe cart and a repair kit for it is essential. This trail eats up carts and spits them out in pieces.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions on any of the segments.

-rs

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