Fifth Slide

This is the biggest and steepest slide and has a great horizon line overlooking S-Turn. There is a nice setup eddy above it on the right where you can boat scout the hole. From there you can peel out, come screaming down the slide, and try to punch the hole on the left or right. If you were to get stuck in the hole it would be very violent and shallow. Several boats and paddles have been broken here, and the powerful seams downstream make it an unpleasant place to swim.  A fun alternate line is to do the “Skirtless Boof” on the left and then either take out or enter the slide 1/3 of the way down. It is possible to do laps on this slide by walking up the concrete on the right bank. Paddle over to Sandy Beach and carry back up the Towpath to get back to the top.