Ocmulgee River to the Atlantic

I recently learned that it is possible to paddle from just above Macon, Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean, a trip of almost 350 miles. The paddle will start on the Ocmulgee River and continue onto the Altamaha River. The most amazing thing is that you can do the trip without encountering a lake.

We’re planning to start our adventure from Pope’s Ferry Landing at mile 215 of the Ocmulgee. The Ocmulgee River ends at the confluence with the Oconee River a few miles south of Lumber City. From that point, it is another 130 or so miles on the Altamaha River that ends at the Atlantic near Darien, Georgia.

Our current plan is to divide the trip into three efforts:

• Ocmulgee mile 215 to mile 100 (115 miles)
• Ocmulgee mile 100 to Altamaha mile 132 (102 miles)
• Altamaha mile 132 to the Atlantic (132 miles)

This is a map of our first effort from Pope’s Ferry Landing to Ochise Landing. It will take 8 days of paddling to cover the distance, and each of the days will be a separate trip, no camping for this part of the river.