Fugitt Creek

Hwy 179 (2 miles)

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May 14, 2012

Trip Report

ReporterJake Boggs

I got a quick run on Fugitt today. The Poor Fork gauge was about 300cfs, and the Cumberland gauge was around 2000. We got about 1.5 inches of rain, and the creek was about as low as you could run it. Got in all the major rapids except, In Her Tube, due to it's lack of existence thanks to a landslide from the strip mine. Brown Trout has a couple trees in it as well. Watch out for the severely undercut boulder on Shimmy, just stay left. Ran the left chute of the crux of Cliffs of Despair, portage right after to avoid the strainer below. Everything else was golden, good boofs, fun slides, and beautiful scenery. Definitely class V overall. Scout for trees, they are hiding just around the corner.

Trip Report – Fugitt Creek – Hwy 179 (2 miles) | American Whitewater