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Waterfall VA Class IV

Surprise

Gooney Run - Boyds Mill (Intersection of VA 622 & VA 649 [Browntown Rd.]) to Karo Landing (Route 340) (VA)

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Gauge Conditions
Primary
Runnable: 2.6 – 4.3 FT
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Surprise
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

This is the last hurrah and often comes up as a, um, surprise. Eddies are available at the top left, which is where you'll want to run. Go through a bouldery s-turn channel and look for another left side eddy. From here you can set up for the final chute-drop with a left to right peelout to straight down the middle.

Location
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
3.9 mi
Directions
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Boyds Mill (Intersection of VA 622 & VA 649 [Browntown Rd.]) to Karo Landing (Route 340)
Gooney Run
III-IV+ 3.9 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater