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Hazard VA Class IV

No Place To Swim

American Whitewater 38.8504, -78.2392

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Photo

No Place To Swim
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Description

This is a long and busy rapid that can be entered center left. Go over a couple drops and look for midway eddy on the left. From either eddy you can set up for a two part ledge drop. The second pourover requires a committed boof into either the left or right eddies. At higher water, the rest of the rapid can be run down the right or right to left. At lower water, however, it seems best to start left through the final boulder drop to avoid pinning rocks.

Location

Interactive river map Loads as you approach this section.
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
2.3 mi
Directions
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Boyds Mill (Intersection of VA 622 & VA 649 [Browntown Rd.]) to Karo Landing (Route 340)
Gooney Run
III-IV+ 3.9 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater