Here’s a look at one of the most beautiful sea kayaking experiences in Wisconsin. Blessed with sandstone caves, cliffs, rock shelves and arches, the Sea Caves of the National Lakeshore are a uniquely stunning paddling experience. Lake Superior Sea…
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Here’s a look at a short but thrilling trip on the Montreal River located between two of Wisconsin’s steepest waterfalls before slipping into Lake Superior. This trip is a paradise for paddlers seeking continuous Class II-III rapids in a…
Here’s a look at one of our favorite paddles on the Little Wolf River which is a must for any whitewater-curious paddler, as it offers miles of riffles and Class I-II rapids in an almost entirely undeveloped corridor. Take…
Hanover to West Whitton Road: A supremely pleasant trip that comes with some caveats, this lower slice of the Apple River is not nearly as scenic or swift as its upper “core,” but it’s more reliable and less illegal.…
Highway 22 to Shaws Landing: A return visit with a twist, this trip on the Little Wolf treats paddlers to boulder gardens galore and tasty Class I rapids before ending in bayou-like bottomlands at its confluence with the Wolf…
Symco to Highway 22: An “interlude” between two more popular trips, this segment of the Little Wolf doesn’t raise the Class II hackles of Big Falls or the yahoo heckles in rental tubes in between Royalton and New London.…
Fox Landing to Highway 70: A vaunted northwoods paddle primarily surrounded by state forests, this segment of the upper St. Croix offers swift water, Class I-III rapids, a unique option to dabble on the Kettle River in Minnesota, fabulous…
Saxon Falls to Highway 122: A short but thrilling trip in between two of Wisconsin’s steepest waterfalls before slipping into Lake Superior, this fabled segment of the mighty Montreal River is paradise for paddlers seeking continuous Class II-III rapids…
Lime Springs to Highway 30: A long and mostly slow-going trip with intermittent riffles and simple Class I rapids, this upper stretch of the Upper Iowa River doesn’t glitter with outrageous rock outcrops or bubbling natural springs as its…
Highway 55 to Highway 139: The beginning of the Pine proper after the confluence of its north and south branches, this long trip is a paddler’s dream come true: exhilarating rapids, creek-like intimacy, a wild landscape surrounded by northwoods…
Power Dam Road to Town Road DD: The long version of the last segment of the Pine River – from below the Powerhouse of the WE Energies dam to a mere mile above its confluence at the Menominee River…
Highway 141 to Grogan Road: A gorgeous rumpus of a river that can be sliced and diced on many individual levels depending on paddling preferences thanks to several outstanding accesses, the first/final 14 miles of the Pike River –…
Get excited because Canoecopia 2025 is less than a week away! Once again, guidebook scribe, and Milespaddled.com’s own Timothy Bauer will be presenting two talks over the three-day event. As always, they are sure to be both informational and…
A message from Timothy… It may not be a secret to say that I’ve been working on a paddling guidebook covering the entire Driftless Area – that large swath of southwest Wisconsin, a sliver of northwestern Illinois, and robust…