Class 3 Above Mule Hole

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Account An upstream view of the first significant rapid on the Shavers Fork. This picture shows an upstream view of the bottom of the first class 4 rapid below High Falls. The big ledge in the picture is best run on river right; however, the line is complicated upstream by several ledges and boulder drops which push left. This is a downstream view into what is probably the hardest rapid that is not regularly portaged. The best route is to work towards river left, cutting in behind the large undercut halfway down the rapid- missing this move pushes the boater into a junky boulder pile or a nasty pinning rock. The strainer that was at the bottom of this rapid was flushed out by the high water last week. This drop is located a couple bends above the railroad bridges and consists of a steep approach over a 5 foot ledge. Fun drop. This succession of class 3 ledges (and the beautiful scenery around them) is characteristic of most of this run.
Time 2004-04-17 20:00:00 GMT
Reported Date 4/17/2004
River Reported Shavers Fork of the Cheat
Reporter
Author of report
Jonathan Mayhew
River
Cheat, Shavers Fork [WV]
Reported Level 3.6 Bemis
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First Major Rapid 2

Detail Trip Report  First Major Rapid 2  Shavers Fork of the Cheat, WV(114.11KB .jpeg)

First Class 4 Below Falls

Detail Trip Report  First Class 4 Below Falls  Shavers Fork of the Cheat, WV(100.35KB .jpeg)

Second Class 4 Rapid Below Falls

Detail Trip Report  Second Class 4 Rapid Below Falls  Shavers Fork of the Cheat, WV(97.41KB .jpeg)

Class 4 Above Railroad Rapid

Detail Trip Report  Class 4 Above Railroad Rapid  Shavers Fork of the Cheat, WV(100.25KB .jpeg)

Class 3 Above Mule Hole

Detail Trip Report  Class 3 Above Mule Hole  Shavers Fork of the Cheat, WV(109.88KB .jpeg)


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