Paddling — Flatwater.
The Trent River between Frankford and Trenton offers sheltered flatwater paddling on the lower Trent, with Frankford Tourist Park's designated launch on the river beside the swim beach. Eight kilometres west of Trenton, the Murray Canal — Parks Canada–managed under the Trent–Severn Waterway National Historic Site — opens an 8 km flatwater corridor between the Bay of Quinte and Presqu'ile Bay.
The brief.
The Frankford-to-Trenton stretch of the Trent River is sheltered flatwater between lockstations, suited to canoe, kayak, and SUP. The Murray Canal is calm canal water with staffed swing bridges at Carrying Place and Brighton Road that operate during the Parks Canada navigation season (roughly mid-May through mid-October) — paddlers should be aware of motor-boat traffic and the swing-bridge schedule.
From Trent Port Marina and the Trenton waterfront, paddlers can also step onto the western Bay of Quinte for short open-water paddles, but the bay is exposed and conditions can change quickly. Best season is May through October.
3. places.
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Trent River through Quinte West (Frankford to Trenton)
Sheltered flatwater paddling on the lower Trent between lockstations.
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Frankford Tourist Park launch
Designated paddling launch on the Trent River beside the municipal sand beach.
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Murray Canal
8 km Parks Canada–managed flatwater corridor between Bay of Quinte and Presqu'ile Bay; staffed swing bridges at Carrying Place and Brighton Road.
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Today's read.
Cool but comfortable for layered effort.
By the book.
- 01Murray Canal swing bridges operate on the Parks Canada navigation-season schedule (roughly mid-May through mid-October); paddlers share the canal with motor-boat traffic during navigation season.Source ↗
- 02Trent–Severn lockstations on the Quinte West stretch of the Trent River operate on the same Parks Canada navigation-season schedule.Source ↗
