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Description

The putin is at Potoma Wayside, located on the Virginia side of the Potomac Rt. 340 bridge. This popular access point is very busy. This is a mild whitewater section of the Potomac that can be combined with either the Needles section of the Potomac or the Millville/Bull Falls/Staircase sections of the Shenandoah for a longer run. The Brunswick river access on the Maryland side has considerable parking and is 5 miles down from Potomac Wayside. The next landing is at Lander Road, roughly 4 miles below Brunswick and 9 miles below Potomac Wayside which is also the mouth of the Maryland Catoctin Creek. About 1/3 mile below Lander Road (9.3 miles below Potoma Wayside), is the Bald Eagle Island C&O hiker/biker campground. The take-out of this section is at Point of Rocks, MD, 12 miles below Potoma Wayside.