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Rapid KY Class IV

Suprise Slide

Cumberland, Martins Fork - Cumberland Gap National Historical Park to route 987 (1.6 miles) (KY)

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Gauge Conditions
Cumberland River near Harlan, KY Downstream Primary
Runnable: 2,000.0 – 8,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Suprise Slide
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Below Big Boof the creek runs through quality class 3-4 with a handfull of good slots and ledges, and things start to wind down.  Just when you think it is over the creek rounds a bend and speeds down a low angle slide that goes around maybe 4 bends and is up to 100 yards long.  This is a blast, and then the takeout is 300 yards below this last hurrah.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
1.3 mi
Directions
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park to route 987 (1.6 miles)
Cumberland, Martins Fork
V 1.7 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater