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Rapid WV Class II+

"Hesitation Ledge"

Shenandoah - 3. Millville, WV to Harpers Ferry (Potoma Wayside, VA or Weverton, MD) (WV)

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Gauge Conditions
Shenandoah River at Millville, WV Upstream Primary
Runnable: 1.7 – 9.0 FT

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
"Hesitation Ledge"
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Double ledge on the center & right of the river, ledges spread out more on river left, making a river left run easier, particularly at high water.

'Hesitation Ledge' playspot levels:

'The Ruins' (Far River Left) 2.7'-high water [Millville gage] - (better the higher the river gets). As the ledges spread out on the river left side of 'Hesitation Ledge" they form a series of nice slides and surf waves along the ruins on the left shore.

'Carter's Crescent' (River Rightish - just to left of some shrubbery) 2-4' [Millville] - catch eddy river left between the ledges, peel out, take the second drop and keep moving left in a crescent.

Hesitation Ledge Waves (River Center) 1.7'-high water [Millville gage]

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II+
Mile Marker
4.6 mi
Directions
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3. Millville, WV to Harpers Ferry (Potoma Wayside, VA or Weverton, MD)
Shenandoah
II-III 6.1 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater