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Access Site VA

Take Out

Shaws Fork

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

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City: VA
County: Highland
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 38.28889800, -79.45970200
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Whitewater Run
II-III Take-out Shaws Fork - Headwaters (U.S. 250) to Liberty (VA 616)
35 ft/mi
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Current Conditions
Whitewater Runs on Shaws Fork
1 run
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site: Put-in at this location This location is on the run Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
II-III Take-out at this location Headwaters (U.S. 250) to Liberty (VA 616)
4.7 mi 35 ft/mi
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About This Access Site
This is a take-out access point on Shaws Fork in Highland County, Virginia, located at the coordinates 38.28889800, -79.45970200. As a take-out site, this location is designed for paddlers to exit the water after completing a whitewater run on Shaws Fork. The site serves boaters who have paddled downstream and need a safe place to remove their boats from the water. Shaws Fork is known as a whitewater river in the region, making this take-out an important endpoint for kayakers and canoeists running the upper sections of the fork.