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Rapid VA Class IV+

Climax

Russell Fork - 2. Gorge Section: Garden Hole Road (Breaks Park), VA to Breaks Park River Access, KY takeout (4 miles) (VA)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Photo
Climax
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

******UPDATE****** More rock movement in the big boulders that surround the main line has caused more water to leak out of the main line...basically making it more seived out and much shallower than previous releases. Center line is pretty sketchy these days, keep it upright!*****    I would rate the Box Move class IV and the Race Line class V. I've never run the race line so I won't attempt to describe it. Basically the box move is to start out of the river-right eddy and boof with some boat angle to the left. When you land brace, roll, or whatever before you get pushed against the big, slightly undercut rock on the right. Avoid getting pushed up against it. It's a weird rock because it is easy to get flipped up against it and once you flip over you just stay stuck there and it never seems to wash you downstream so that you can roll. The box is really shallow and swimming in there kinda hurts a little. Trust me, I've swum the box more than anywhere on the river.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV+
Mile Marker
1.5 mi
Directions
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2. Gorge Section: Garden Hole Road (Breaks Park), VA to Breaks Park River Access, KY takeout (4 miles)
Russell Fork
IV-V+ 4.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater