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Description

Very mellow run, mostly flat water with small ledges. Good putin for a couple day paddle to the Snowden dam (Balcony run). Lots of national forest land to camp on, and very private. One could paddle to Alpine and camp overnight, then paddle to Natural Bridge, camp and takeout at the bottom of the Balcony run. Great smallmouth on entire reach.. See Also: Upper James Water Trail for excellent maps and other info. _Classic Virginia Rivers,_ Ed Grove (1992 ed), p. 224. _Virginia Whitewater_, Roger Corbett (2000 ed.), p. 278. _Exploring Virginia's Waterways_, Ed Gertler (2022 ed.), p. 196.