3 Day Bed and Breakfast Canoe / Kayak Trips

Trip Itinerary

You will start your trip by meeting your shuttle at our Southampton location where you will be instructed on the itinerary of your trip and given the appropriate information. Your vehicle will remain in the parking lot where you will pick it up at the end of your trip (don't leave your car keys in your luggage at the B and B.). You will then be shuttled upstream to a booming town called Hanover, where your shuttle service will drop you off with your equipment on the Saugeen River. The Hanover to Walkerton section of the river will take you approximatly 3 - 5 hours . As you paddle, please observe the three dams, once used for hydro electricity and milling. From Hanover to Maple Hill dam, the water is deep and will move slowly, once you have crossed over there will be several gentle moving rapids. This section of the river is heavily wooded and will make you feel as though you are very secluded. Your first night stay will be at the Viewfield Inn where you may dine in the home or eat in the Town of Walkerton. Your equipment will be taken care of for you and a shuttle from downtown will be provided if you require one.

Your second day will start off with a delicious breakfast and a comfortable 6 - 9 hour paddle from Walkerton to Paisley. As you paddle you will notice a multitude of high sand and clay bluffs that are home to swallows and kingfishers. You will travel with your luggage to the GAR HAM BED AND BREAKFAST in the quaint town of Paisley where you will be spending the night.

When you arrive in Paisley, pull your canoe or kayak up on shore and go for a leasurely stroll to the Gar Ham Bed and Breakfast where John and Muriel will be more than happy to accommodate you, by picking up your boat and storing it for safe keeping. They will welcome you to a beautiful suite (request if you would prefer single or double beds in advance).

After you are settled in your room take a stroll down town Paisley, it has many restaurants for you to chose from. Everything from great Pizza to a restaurant and antique store in one.

Next day enjoy a full breakfast and make an early departure as this portion of the trip will be approximately 6 - 9 hours to reach your destination point at Denny's Dam in Southampton. You pass SAUGEEN BLUFFS CONSERVATION AREA where you are more than welcome to stretch your bones (last stop for real washrooms before the Dam). There are several gentle rapids between Paisley and Southampton. As you paddle downstream, the river is braided by sandy, treed islands which are segments of the historic delta.

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