PittsfordClass IV(V)
2 Miles
Caffee Falls
Caffee Falls Photo of Chris Skalka by Simon Wiles River DescriptionFurnace Brook is a little paddled Gem.It needs alot of water, and there is no guage, which make it a gamble, but its location between Middlebury, and the Big Branch, should ensure that it is paddled fairly frequently.From the put in, about a mile of easy water leads you under the first road bridge. Downed trees are fairly common, but at the time of writing, all were obvious, and none blocked anything oher than flat water. The first major rapid is a biggie - Caffee falls. Inspect on the right. This is a beautiful large three stage fall. After this falls, the river is continuous class 4, with several class 5's thrown in. Long continous boulder rapids, and many great boofs make this a classic run. There is one more rapid, just under the take out bridge, run this, and walk back to the car on river right. Put in: From the Take out, continue on Furnace Rd. You wil cross the river once, and just after this, there is a large pull off on a corner. This is the most convenient put in, although there are others which minimise the easy water. Take out: From Pittford, take Furnace Road north from the rt 7. This turn is just before the rt 7 brigde if you are heading south. The road goes for a coupel of kms before makeing a right hand turn. Follow for a couple of 100m until you cross the river. This is the take out. There is room to park one vehicle at the bridge, and a couple of small pull offs further up the hill. Other Nearby Runs: The Big Branch, Clarendon Gorge are pretty close by. StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2005-07-08 17:08:55
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