49th Annual Passy River Race

Location

This section of the Passagassawakeag River begins at a bridge on the Whitcomb Road / Savage Road in Morrill and ends along the Shepard Road, about 3 miles from downtown Belfast.

To access the river from Belfast, take Route 137 north several miles to a four-way intersection (Route 7 traffic turns to the right). Turn left onto the Shepard Road and continue about 0.4 miles. The open field with some trees on your right is the take out (just past the red shed is a driveway on the left - the put-in field is directly across from this driveway). You will see the river beyond the field. If you are shuttling, you can leave a car or bicycle here.

Continue another 1.4 miles on the Shepard Road, then turn right onto Poors Mills Road. Continue another 0.6 miles to the Rolerson Bridge over the Passy. Here you may want to park and scout the Rolerson Rapid, the first 100 yards of which is visible from the bridge.

From the bridge, continue west on Poors Mills Road for another 1.4 miles, then turn right onto Whitcomb Road (aka Savage Road) and continue an additional 0.5 miles on this dirt road to the put-in. Park along the road, and launch from the riverbank on the southwest corner of the bridge.