Whitewater Run NC Class V+

1. Graveyard Fields to Skinny Dip

Pigeon, Big East Fork

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Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 10,000.0 – 13,000.0 CFS
Run Map
Description
Leland Davis did a nice story on this one. It can be found here Expert sponsored hair/creek boaters have been putting on at Graveyard Fields, but advise against it. The recommended put-in is to use the Mountains to Sea trail. That said, rumors have been circulating of more runs from the top down. Usually done by the same crew that has multiple runs of Linville or Upper Raven Fork under thier belts. Take out where the Big East is crossed by the Hwy 276 bridge. You will portage more than you kayak on this one, and the portages are truely epic. There are two waterfalls that must be portaged, one of which that drops almost 200 feet. The other drops 100, and the top falls is sketchy at best. Subtract those out and you still have a handfull of unrunnable smaller portages. Basically, don't put in here. Those running this section seem to make it a park & huck running Second Falls, however this is a serious undetaking.
Difficulty
Class V+
Length
0.6 mi
Gradient
500 ft/mi
max 900
Rapids
3
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater