WI River Outings

We give the general rule that folks will cover 3 MPH while on the river. Take the total number of hours you intend to paddle during your trip and multiply by 3 MPH and that will give us a good start as to where to put you in and take you out at.  If you make more of an effort to paddle you can speed that up and if you don’t put your paddle in the water but to keep the boat out of the trees you’ll be a bit slower.  Also, weather and winds can make a difference in progress.  While there are those groups that do paddle their butts off the entire trip, most groups will not do more than 5 hours of actual on water time during a day of paddling.  Between swimming, meals and lounging you’ll end up spending more time "enjoying" the river than actually paddling it.

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