Whitewater Run NY Class I-II(IV)

Glen Creek Rd. to The Glen (Route 28)

Glen Creek

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Hudson River at North Creek NY Downstream Primary
Runnable: 7.0 – 20.0 FT

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Description
The upper 3.5 miles is a  beautiful, class II section of Glen Creek which runs right alongside Glen Creek Road. Check for wood as you drive along the road. When the creek moves away from the road in the lower 1/2 mile, get ready for some major steep creeking. Nicknamed 'Hells Bells', this 240 fpm section is narrow, twisting, and high velocity. Prior scouting for wood is highly advisible; this is best done by walking up from route 28 on river left to the former bridge site, and walking down from Glen Creek road on river right to the same bridge site. _(Note: the lat/longitude coordinates given are for the gnarlistic last mile.)_ Eastern Adirondacks Reaches Ausable, E. Branch Ausable, W. Branch (1.) Ausable, W. Branch (2.) Balm of Gilead Brook Boquet (2.) Boquet (3.) Boquet, N. BranchBoquet, S. Branch Boreas (1.) Branch, The (Boquet trib.) Branch, The (Schroon trib.) Cedar (1.) Cedar (2.) Cold Deer Creek (Hudson Trib.)Glen Creek Hague Brook Hudson (0.) Hudson (1. Indian River to North River) Hudson (2. North River to Riparius) Hudson (3. Riparius to the Glen) Indian (Hudson trib.) John's BrookLa Chute MettaweeMill Creek (Essex County)                    Mill Creek (Hudson trib.) North Creek Pike Brook PoultneyPutnam Creek Raquette (1.) Rock River Schroon (North Hudson to Schroon Falls) Schroon (Starbuckville to Riverbank)Schroon (Warrensburg to Thurman Station) Squaw Brook Styles Brook Thirteenth Brook Trout brook (Schroon trib) West Mill Brook South-Eastern Adirondack Area Reaches Batten Kill Beecher Creek County Line Brook Dunning Creek East Stony CreekElbow Creek Georgia Brook Glen CreekHolmes Lake Outlet Hudson (3. Riparius to the Glen) Hudson (4.) Hudson (5.) Hudson (6.) Jimmy Creek Mill Creek (Hudson trib.) North Creek Pike Brook Piseco Outlet Roaring Branch Sacandaga (1.) Sacandaga (2.) Sacandaga, E. Branch (1.) Sacandaga, E. Branch (2.) Sacandaga, E. Branch (3.) Sacandaga, Middle Branch Sacandaga, W. Branch (Upper) Sacandaga, W. Branch (Lower) Sand Creek Schroon (Starbuckville to Riverbank) Schroon (Warrensburg to Thurman Station) Stony Creek (1.) Stony Creek (2.)Tenant Creek Wolf Creek Google Map of New York Whitewater New York Whitewater Paddlers Facebook Group
Difficulty
Class I-II(IV)
Length
0.7 mi
Gradient
100 ft/mi
max 240
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
43.5851, -73.8642
Take-out
43.5838, -73.8761
Shuttle Info
Drive about 8 miles north of Warrensburg,NY on Route 28. Turn right on Friends Lake Road just before the Hudson River bridge to reach the take-out for the complete Glen Creek run. Go 1/10 mile and park on the left. The take-out is beside an awesome surfing wave! To reach Glen Creek, continue north on Route 28 for 1/4 mile  and turn left on Glen Creek Road just before the bridge over Glen Creek. Drive about 1/2 mile until you come to Glen Creek; this is the take-out for the upper class II section / put-in for the lower IV section (small parking area). Continue up the road for about another 3.5 miles until the creek pulls away from the road; this is the upper put-in.
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
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American Whitewater