Summary
Distance: 11.9 miles
Put in: Gravel parking lot. (map)
Take out: Paved parking lot. (map)
Gauge level: 3.7 feet
Relevant gauge: (here)
AllTrails map: (here)
Guide book: (here)

This was our first paddle on the Ocmulgee River as we make our way to the Atlantic Ocean. The whole trip will be close to 350 miles.

Today’s section was a lot of fun. There were shoals in the first half of the day that provided very interesting navigation challenges. It was possible to make it through the rocks, but you might have to zig zag your way from one side of the river to the other to find a way through the rocks. Below the shoals, when the river smoothed out, you could see the mostly sandy bottom clearly.

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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.