Big Branch,
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Mt. Tabor to Appalachian Trail
| Usual Difficulty |
V (may vary with level) |
| Length |
2.6 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient |
260 fpm |
Mellow Yellow
Mellow YellowPhoto of Owen Callahan by James Sullivan taken Oct '03
River Description
Greg and Sue Hanlon's
Steep Creeks of New
England has more info on this run.
This run is totally continous from the moment you put in, until you take out. Beautiful boofs,
slots and drops. Three drops stand out:
Cave Drop, early in the run, has been the site of a few mishaps. The rapid that follows
should be run right, down the rocky sneak.
Mushroom, is a long rapid terminating in a rock with water piling on it.
Boof left twice, is the largest signle drop on the river, and occurs about half way down.
There's plenty more to keep you busy though, right to the takeout.
Directions:
Head North on Rte. 7 from Manchester about 12 miles to Danby and Mount Tabor. Turn right on Mount
Tabor Rd. one mile to the Big Branch takeout; park in the pull-off before the bridge.
To putin: Continue upstream to the Big Branch picnic area. Take the switchback trail down to the
normal putin.
If the water's high, putin upstream where the Long Trail crosses the river; to get there, continue
up the road to the Long Trail; hike the trail about a mile to the river. If the water is really
high, you'll want to take out at the normal put in!
StreamTeam Status: Verified
Last Updated: 2005-07-08 17:51:36
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User Comments
mushroom (50/50) and Boof Left Twice. Exactly where is hard to describe if you don't know the run.
For those that do know the run, it is at the top of the rapid that ends in the very narrow slot
(just wide enough for a boat). It's a log against the river right wall that sticks out into the
flow. Basically, if you are paddling any rapid below mushroom and above BLT that has the main flow
on the right side of the riverbed, don't paddle any further than the next eddy you can see. This
particular log hung up 5 of us on it at once. It isn't deadly but 4 of the 5 of us ended up out of
our boat trying to keep our gear and ourselves from washing downstream. It is invisible until you
are hung up on it. Edit
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