Stinging Fork Falls to Piney RiverClass IV(V)
7 Miles
Avg Gradient 120 fpm
Max Gradient 250 fpm
Stinging Fork Falls
Stinging Fork Falls Photo of Jimmy Kincaid by Kim Murrell taken 01/27/2002 @ low water River DescriptionVery beautiful, looks like fun, but with a well-deserved nasty reputation. Many good boaters apparently figure it's simply not worth it
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Last Updated: 2007-02-12 22:23:37
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2005-02-06 23:03:15 (1343 days ago)
Ken and Fran Strickland
The falls was run as far back as the mid 1970s by Mark Hall, Patrick McNally, and Alan Singley. A photo of their run graced the wall of Bruce Hare's Chattooga Whitewater Shop for many years. From Robin Sayler: "The 'classic' picture of Stinging Fork Falls was of Pat McNally, taken by Singley. Pat, Alan, and Mark Hall were there in the mid '70's in the middle of winter, at REALLY high water. They couldn't run anything else, so they hiked in to SF. They all ran it multiple times, and Alan even has a picture of Mark running it backwards, though unintentionally. There is a not-so-good picture of Alan running it around somewhere." <br />
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Note: Robin fractured his back when he, Bobby Gaar, Danny Tipton and I were there in 1983. <br />
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Ken
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2004-02-23 16:36:05 (1692 days ago)
Brad Roberts
From Clay Wright:<br />
Stinging Fork – Howard and I ran this creek after finding a photo of some guy running it in a Mirage . .. Not much till the unassuming, twisting lead-in to the 40’ cascade. Only one other drop worth mentioning, just downstream. Boring run, but perfect ‘everything else is flooded’ kinda run. Whites and this make a great pair.
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2004-02-21 23:00:45 (1694 days ago)
Brad Roberts
From Mark Cumnock<br />
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Stinging Fork<br />
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This one is noted for the big drop that can break backs, as noted by a group from Kentucky who first ran the drop in the late eighties. Later Clay Wright perfected the line on the drop. Later Jeff Richards, Bailey Johnson and myself put-in at the headwaters and ran to the take out (the same take out for Piney Creek) hoping to pioneer and open up the run. Mainly a disappointment, all the gradient is chewed up at the falls. If you want this drop you are better off hiking the trail to the falls, and get out the camera. Then hike back to the car. It is a long paddle for one Drop, there is a slide after the big one and after that it starts to slack up. It is a very pretty run even compared to all the others in the region. <br />
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| Mile | Rapid Name | Class | Features (Legend) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Stinging Fork Falls | 5.1 |     |
| 1.5 | Slideways | IV | |
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