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Dunbar Brook - South Road to Deerfield River
Dunbar Brook, Massachusetts, US |
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South Road to Deerfield River
| Usual Difficulty | V (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 2.7 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 300 fpm |
The "easy line" at Dunbar Brook
The "easy line" at Dunbar Brook
Photo by Joe Stachelek taken 04/19/02
River Description
Source: Greg and Sue Hanlon's Steep Creeks of New England, which has more info on this run. Text used with permission.
Directions: From Rte. 2 West in Charlemont, bang a right onto Zoar Road just before
crossing the Deerfield River. Follow about 2.5 miles to a T intersection; take a left here onto
River Road, passing under a railroad trestle. Continue on this road about 10.5 miles to Monroe
Bridge, MA. Take a left up Kingsley Hill Rd., a steep hill, and head ~1.3 miles to a T
intersection at Main Road. Head left and follow Main Rd. about 2.0 miles to a left on South Road.
Shortly after this turn, South Road crosses Dunbar Brook. This is the putin.
To takeout: backtrack to Monroe Bridge; bang a right onto onto River Road. Continue about 1.6
miles to a parking area on your right at the confluence of Dunbar Brook and the Deerfield River.
From this lot, you can see the dam at the Dunbar Brook takeout.
Note: This is one of those runs which tend to get full of logs. Be careful here.
Rapid Descriptions
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South Road to Deerfield River, Dunbar Brook Massachusetts, US (mobile)
User Comments
it should be good to go. Still look out for wood. It was already surprisingly clean. Watch out for
wood after the bridge.