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Waterfall CT Class IV

Poolside Slide

Roaring Brook - Cold Brook Rd to Rt 17 in S Glastonbury (CT)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 700.0 – 3,000.0 CFS
Photo
Poolside Slide
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Poolside Slide is formed by a break in an old stone dam. If doing the whole run it will be after you pass under the bridge with the painted gauge on river right. Get out to scout on river right. There's a boulder that forms a good size eddy and you can see some of the remains of the dam below the eddy on the right.

The slide is run down the center, trying to not get thrown to either side. Line up the entrance using small curler coming off the right at the horizion line, you want to be just to the left of it with slight left angle. As you go down the slide, you want to keep to the center and aim torwards a boof flake. From the top of the flake to the landing is about 3ft and is over a sticky hole. Make sure to be pointed straight.

Stay away from the far right as it is badly undercut. Far left is very manky and composed of some of the rocks that made the dam, avoid as well.

One can also put in here to avoid the majority of the flatwater, but you miss out on the waterfall.

Location
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
1.9 mi
Directions
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Cold Brook Rd to Rt 17 in S Glastonbury
Roaring Brook
III-IV 3.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater