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Location: About 4 miles East of Amberg, WI. Put-in: 45.49557 -87.90440 Unimproved roadside pull-off from CTH.K at the river Take-out: 45.47092 -87.87218 Unimproved roadside pull-off from Pike River Road Shuttle Length: 3.2 miles/5 minutes Put-in is approximately 787' elevation. Take-out is approximately 737' elevation. Thus elevation change is approximately 50'. Character: Medium-width channel, bedrock and cobble bottom, pool/drop, generally open routes. River banks: Generally rocks and trees. Typical width: 45'-75' Video: _Pike River (~200 CFS) (Note: Horseshoe Falls (two runs): 4:12-4:47,_ General Overview The Yellow Bridge Section of the Pike River (at normal/usual flows) is a fine beginners trip. You'll enjoy great 'up North' scenery cruising the flatwater, and the rapids will be enough to get your attention. More experienced paddlers will enjoy slightly higher flows, as the features build nicely to provide fine play and a rip-roaring finish. The biggest problem you are likely to encounter here will be the bugs in summer: horseflies, deerflies, and mosquitos will feast on you unless you apply plenty of repellent. On one trip, one of our paddlers had a head-net which fit over his helmet and covered down to the neck of his paddle jacket. He had a great many offers to purchase (at multiples of what it had cost him!), but he would not part with it. Smart man!