F.S. 126 bridge to Bald River Falls

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SECTION CLASS:
2 - 6 (Normal Flow)

SECTION LENGTH:
6.0 miles

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F.S. 126 bridge to Bald River Falls Features

Mile Name Class

0.1

Gran Torino

4.0

Shallow Falls

Well I think the name gives this one away. It's right above the big one, and can be scouted on river right, and it has a tree blocking its approach so it will be your benchmark to where you are at on the river. Best way to run is right down the gut of the main waterline

4.1

Suislide Falls

Once again , in a time long long ago the rapid was named Buying the Farm, it was first run by Mark Cumnock and Brian Collins when the Tellico was at 4 ft.

This is the cool one, no doubt about it. First lets get the safety part over with, you can ferry to the island in the middle of the run and start your portage down the streambed, or run Shallow Falls to get to the little island in the middle of the stream. Its MUCH easier to do this than to use the hiking trail. UGH...the trail is a lot of work. Another site tells you to portage on river right. Trust us the island is much much easier.

Buying the Farm is a true Class V. First see if it has any brush in it, its bad to collect the little stuff that can kill you. The line is to run the top lip, keeping your nose high. Then lean back and take the licks. It's a 20 ft cascade

American Whitewater

4.3

Doe Rapid

Squeeze

5.5

Jumble

Kahuna

Bald River Falls

80' waterfall. Unrunnable on river left, river right would be nearly impossible and lands into an extremely shallow pool with lots of rocks. Please use caution when running the rapids above this waterfall, if you get washed into Bald River Falls it will almost certainly end in extremely serious injury or death.

The lower river left tier (about 20' drop) can be run by hiking up to the ledge from below the falls and dropping into the pool below.

SOURCE Waldensridge Whitewater