Rapid GA Class III

Headless Horseman (view of approch)

Clear Creek - 2. Blackberry Mountain Road to DNR Take-out on Cartecay River (GA)

Gauge Conditions

Fausett Creek near Talking Rock, GA Upstream Primary

Runnable: 1.7 – 8.0 FT

After a couple of floods the guage has changed and the concensus from several local paddlers is that 1.7 foot is the new low for Clear Creek.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

A solid class III rapid. Headless Horseman is a slide into a vertical ledge with a pinning rock on the right and a big undercut on the left. At higher flows the rock on the left will smack you in the face.

Location

Other Rapids on This Run (8)

Timber Falls (left line)

Headless Horseman (bottom + view of undercut)

Type

Rapid

Difficulty

Class III

Mile Marker

0.6 mi

Directions

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View Full Run

2. Blackberry Mountain Road to DNR Take-out on Cartecay River

Clear Creek

I-III+(IV) 4.0 mi

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater