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Sports Travel: An Old "New" River for White Water
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Theme: Rafting
To really experience the New River, you have to get out on the water. With the help of any of over fifty professional rafting companies you can get down and into a boat for white water rafting. The NPS webpage says: New River Gorge National River includes 53 miles of free-flowing New River, beginning at Bluestone Dam and ending at Hawks Nest Lake. The New River typifies big West Virginia style whitewater. Within the park it has two very different characters. The upper (southern) part of the river consists primarily of long pools, and relatively easy rapids up to Class III. It is a big powerful river, but very beautiful, always runnable, and providing excellent fishing and camping. There are a number of different river access points, and trips can run from several hours to several days..
The lower (northern) section of river is often referred to as "the Lower Gorge." In a state that is justifiably renowned for colossal rapids, the Lower Gorge has some of the biggest of the big with rapids ranging in difficulty from Class III to Class V. The rapids are imposing and forceful, many of them obstructed by large boulders which necessitate maneuvering in very powerful currents, crosscurrents, and hydraulics. Some rapids contain hazardous undercut rocks. Although the gradient is a modest 20 ft/mi, the rapids are of the full-grown West Virginia variety: big... Since it was too cold to get into a raft, we drove up to the Sandstone Falls Overlook. The falls are 25 foot high and are located 8 miles north of the town of Hinton on State Route 26.
Equipment: Local river-rafting outfits include New River Tours (tel 304/466-2288 or 1-800/292-0880) and Cantrell Canoes (tel 304/466-0595 or 1-800/470-RAFT), both charging from $69 per person (with occasional specials) for trips through the gorge.
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Phone: 304-466-2288
Address: Hinton Byp
Directions: on Hwy-20 just south of town
Website: http://www.wildernet.com/pages/outfitter.cfm?areaid=WV&cu_id=1
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