Paddling Distances on the Guadalupe River

Paddling Distances on the Guadalupe River *
1. I10 bridge at Comfort to James Kiehl River Bend Park (JKRB) @
Hennings Crossing .......................................................................... 6.9 miles
Time: Approximately 3.5 hours / Driving (one way): 10 minutes
2. Seidensticker Crossing to JKRB @ Hennings Crossing …..….... 2.1 miles
Time: Approximately 1 hour / Driving (one way): 2 minutes
3. JKRB to Waring:Welfare Crossing .............................................. 3.8 miles
Time: Approximately 2 hour / Driving (one way): 15 minutes
4. JKRB to Zoeller Lane Crossing ................................................... 6.1 miles
Time: Approximately 3 hours / Driving (one way): 20 minutes
5. JKRB to Sisterdale (FM 1376 bridge) ……………………………11.6 miles
Time: Approximately 5.75 hours / Driving (one way): 20 minutes
6. JKRB to Kreutzberg Canyon Natural Area (KCNA) ................. 25.3 miles
Time: Approximately 12.75 hours / Driving (one way): 50 minutes
7. Zoeller Lane Crossing to Sisterdale (FM 1376 bridge) ............... 5.5 miles
Time: Approximately 2.75 hours / Driving (one way): 15 minutes
8. Sisterdale to Ammans Crossing (FM 474 bridge) ......................11.5 miles
Time: Approximately 5.75 hours / Driving (one way): 20 minutes
9. Ammans Crossing to KCNA ........................................................ 2.2 miles
Time: Approximately 1 hour / Driving (one way): 15 minutes
10. Ammans Crossing to Sultenfuss Crossing (FM3351 bridge) ...14.1 miles
Time: Approximately 7 hours / Driving (one way): 30 minutes
11. KCNA to Sultenfuss Crossing ..................................................11.9 miles
Time: Approximately 6 hours / Driving (one way): 40 minutes
12. KCNA to Guadalupe River State Park .....................................19.9 miles
Time: Approximately 10 hours / Driving (one way): 45 minutes
13. Sultenfuss Crossing to Guadalupe River State ......................... 8.0 miles
Time: Approximately 4 hours / Driving (one way): 20 minutes
14. I10 bridge at Comfort to Guadalupe River State Park ............. 52.1 miles
Time: Approximately 26 hours/ Driving (one way): 50 minutes
*Distances calculations based on measurements from, “Rivers and Rapids”, B. Nolen and B. Narramore, 2000
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Paddlers should plan to travel two to three miles per hour by kayak or canoe .
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Tubes travel 6-9 miles per hour. Tubing is not recommended.
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A comfortable kayak trip distance allowing time for put-in and take-out with a lunch break is four to
seven hours or five to ten river miles.
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Be smart. Wear a PFD. Tell someone when and where you are going and whom to call if you do not arrive.
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Follow Texas state boating regulations.