Paddling Tennessee: A Guide to the State's Greatest Paddling Adventures

by Johnny Molloy

Overview

The Ultimate Guide to Tennessee's Great Paddling!

Tennessee truly has something for every paddler, whether float trips down dark water trails of swamp rivers or kayaking excursions along whitewater streams. Paddling Tennessee describes the best and most accessible routes, including Reelfoot Lake and the Hatchie River in the west; the Volunteer State’s contribution to great rivers of the world—the Duck; and the crown jewel of Southern Appalachian paddling destinations—the Hiwassee River. Carefully chosen to suit most beginning to intermediate paddlers, each route provides access to wilderness for city residents and visitors alike.

This updated and revised edition features the latest paddling information as well as gorgeous, full-color photography throughout.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493038534
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/01/2018
Series:	Paddling Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	995,546
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Johnny Molloy is an American writer and adventurer who has explored much of the United States, spending over 4,000 nights backpacking, canoe camping and tent camping throughout the country over the past three decades. His writings include hiking guidebooks, camping guidebooks, paddling guidebooks, comprehensive guidebooks about a specific area, as well as true outdoor adventure books. Johnny continues writing and adventuring to this day. For the latest on Johnny, please visit www.johnnymolloy.com.

Table of Contents

Map Legend viii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

How to Use This Guide 5

Fixing to Paddle 8

West Tennessee

1 Bayou du Chien at Reel foot Lake 18

2 Reelfoot Lake Loop 23

3 Hatchie River near Brownsville 28

4 Hatchie River near Bolivar 34

5 Wolf River-Ghost River Section 39

6 Wolf River-Moscow Section 45

Middle Tennessee

7 Yellow Creek 52

8 Piney River 57

9 Big Swan Creek 62

10 Buffalo River 67

11 Shoal Creek 72

12 Richland Creek 77

13 Duck River 83

14 Elk River 90

15 Red River 95

16 Sulphur Fork 100

17 Sycamore Creek 105

18 Harpeth River Narrows 111

19 Harpeth River near Kingston Springs 116

20 Cumberland River 123

21 Stones River below Percy Priest Darn 129

22 East Fork Stones River 135

23 Caney Fork River 140

24 Collins River 145

25 Obey River 150

26 Roaring River 155

East Tennessee

27 Sequatchie River 162

28 Big South Fork National River 168

29 Emory River 174

30 Hiwassee River 180

31 Little River 186

32 French Broad River Blueway: Seven Islands 192

33 Powell River 197

34 Clinch River 202

35 Nolichucky River 207

36 Holston River 212

37 South Holston River 217

38 Watauga River 222

Paddling Index 228

About the Author 229