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Poplar, MN

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Lutsen ski hill to golf course bridge above Hwy 61 (2.2 miles)

Class II-IV+(V)
2.2 Miles
Avg Gradient 170 fpm
Max Gradient 200 fpm


River Description

Put-in is via carrying down from Lutsen Ski Area parking lot, or (alternatively) by driving (or hiking) further up toward the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) bridge and carrying down to wherever it looks survivable (an awesome stretch of serious cascades precedes the runnable reach).

Action starts with busy technical continuous class II+ water. A few larger individual drops are interspersed. The biggest drop is Bialek's Surprise and the gorge immediately below (1st descent was by accident, Surprise!). This is the (V) in the rating description at anything other than low water. Beyond this is more fun boogeying until the golf course bridge. Just beyond this bridge a very significant drop exists. While it may be runnable, it seldom is run due to putting the paddler into a deep gorge with poor egress.

For photos, see Midwest River Inventory


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Last Updated: 2004-06-07 18:57:02