Whitewater Run NC Class I-II

5. Peaceful Cove Rd (NC-1677) to Fulton Rd (NC-1668)

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Primary

Runnable: 3.9 – 10.0 FT

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Description

This section is mostly flatwater with occasional Class I-II rapids. It is a great teaching section for first time paddlers. It ends with a bigger II-II+ rapid with huge recovery pools and a big beach on river left. It's a great spot to teach ferrying, peelouts and eddy turns, though it is also the most polluted spot on the river that I have seen. _See also:_ Other sections of the Cullasaja: 0\. Above the lakes (Class IV-V+) 1\. Upper (Lake Sequoyah to below Cosmic Crunch) (Class ) 2\. Middle (Below Cosmic Crunch to Above Cullasaja Falls) (Class IV(V+)) 3\. Lower - Base of Cullasaja Falls to Peeks Creek Bridge (Class IV-V(V+)) 4\. Peeks Creek Rd (NC-1678) to Peaceful Cove Rd (NC-1677) (Class II(III))

Difficulty

Class I-II

Length

5.4 mi

Rapids

0

Access Points

35.1415, -83.2944

35.1701, -83.3388

Difficulty Classes

I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable

Current Conditions

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