Canoeing

Temple

Temple Stream

This is a trip that is run in the spring and is approximately eight miles long with Class I-III rapids. Portages must be made around the falls in Temple and the Walton's Mills dam in West Farmington.

The Sandy River

This canoe trip from Strong to the Front Street athletic fields at the University of Maine at Farmington is a nice river trip with a few fast spots and rapids. Put in at Strong at the Devil's Elbow on Route 4 and paddle down to the Fairbanks Bridge. Continue downriver past the bridge through several Class II rapids to the athletic fields of UMF. Take out on the left riverbank below the site of the old railroad bridge pilings. One vehicle should be left on the old railroad beside the Narrow Gauge Cinema on Front Street in Farmington. This section of river offers adequate fishing and views of the old railway to Strong. This trip is 11-12 miles long and takes four or five hours.

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