Baltimore: Wye Island Paddle
On this 7-mile paddling route, you'll tour the inner reaches of Chesapeake Bay, passing riverbanks and wooded wetlands with picturesque trails.
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Mapped by Jon McLaren
Trail Facts
- Distance: 5.7
Waypoints
WYE001
Location: 38.8921394348144, -76.1031036376953
Launch boat @ Wye Landing from small, sandy area next to boat ramp. Paddle S on the narrow Wye East River
WYE002
Location: 38.8865776062012, -76.1040267944336
Continue S, past Wye Narrows on R; Skipton Creek flows into the river on L
WYE003
Location: 38.8830070495606, -76.1045227050781
Paddle SW around E tip of Wye Island
WYE004
Location: 38.8803291320801, -76.1160354614258
Point bow W. Egrets wade and ducks quack amid a soundtrack of bird calls as you glide past Wye Island
WYE005
Location: 38.8805274963379, -76.1207046508789
Head W around jutting tip of land, then swing S
WYE006
Location: 38.8775291442871, -76.1232528686524
Continue S toward confluence of Wye East River and Pickering Creek
WYE007
Location: 38.872989654541, -76.1213455200195
A mellow current makes it easy to paddle upstream. River is home to nocturnal northern river otters; head SE
WYE008
Location: 38.8683967590332, -76.115478515625
Turn boat R, heading S toward shore
WYE009
Location: 38.8658714294434, -76.11572265625
Land @ Pickering Creek Audubon Center where wooded wetlands, native gardens and a vernal pool await. Stretch your legs on the nature trails circling the sanctuary. To continue, swing S again into Pickering Creek
WYE010
Location: 38.8599967956543, -76.1087112426758
Pull a U-turn where creek ends and stroke back to Wye Landing
