Spruce Run

Upper Spruce Run

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DifficultyII
Length3.4 mi
Avg Gradient60 fpm
GaugeSpruce Run at Main Street at Glen Gardner Nj
Flow Rate as of 1 hour
8 cfsbelow recommended
Reach Info Last UpdatedApril 18, 2020

River Description

If this run ever got paddled before we did it, I'm unaware of it. It's a good example of what you can find locally if you're willing to look.

The put-in involves a few hundred yards of hiking to the water, and the whole run has an exploratory feel to it.

It's small, with a lot of strainer potential, so you need to keep your eyes open. There are one or two places that could approach class 3 if the water got high enough, but is pretty much a small, creeky class 2 run through woods and farms.


River Features

Put In

Distance: 0 mi

Take Out

Distance: 3.5 mi
Take Out

Stephen Strange
Stephen Strange

Jan 1, 1900


Ricky doing a first descent on the drop at the put-in