Double Run
Chestnut Hill Rd. to Shenandoah River
| Difficulty | III+(IV) |
| Length | 1.3 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 160 fpm |
| Reach Info Last Updated | February 19, 2026 |
River Description
Jeff Cogle: Great trip on Double Run last week! There happened to be plenty of water over in double run drainage. Fortunately double is only a couple hundred yards from my house. We geared up and walked behind my house to the creek! We had timed it perfect it was at peak flow for that day. Double Run enters a beautiful gorge just after it disappears away from the state road. Its about 1 mile long and drops 160 feet on its way to the doah .I'm glad I was able to show Marc and Brad the run! It was at a very pushy level,with few eddys .I'm glad the main gorge was mostly free of wood,and that I knew were I was going! I was reminded of the the run for days, as I would look out the window behind my house, and see three sets of footprints in the snow leading to Double Run!
River Features
Put-in - Chestnut Hill Rd.
Chestnut Hill Rd.
Put-in is the Chestnut Hill Rd. Bridge over Double Run near the intersection of Chestnut Hill Rd. and Keyes Gap Rd. There is no parking at the bridge Put-in for Double Run. It's best to park out of the way in the Blue Ridge Mountain Fire department parking lot a short distance up Keyes Gap Rd.
Short Put-in - Bluegrass Ct & Double Run Dr.
Short Put-in - Bluegrass Ct & Double Run Dr.
"Rooster Tail"
I would advise, right angle and get right! 'rooster tail '
"Around the Block"
Below 'Around the block' rapid.
"Bear Cave Falls"
Here is a good photo of Bobby Miller running what we've always called the 'Bear Cave Falls.'
* Note: the rock on the river left, in the pool below the drop is undercut and often traps wood
"Samfalls" aka "Powerline"
The last big one 'samfalls' aka 'powerline'
Take-out - Shenandoah River Millrace Tailrace river access.
Shenandoah River - Millrace Tailrace river access
Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportJeff Cogle: Great trip on Double Run last week! Marc Hall and I were scouting levels all morning ,just wasn't getting the rain we needed. By the time we got my truck stuck and unstuck,it had rained enough, just needed to wait for the water to rise! Brad Fiddles Low had messaged on fb he was going to look at Stikeys run. Marc and I decided to go look for ourselves. It was still on the low side. We ran into Brad near the put in, let him know of all the water over in double run drainage. Fortunately double is only a couple hundred yards from my house. We geared up and walked behind my house to the creek! We had timed it perfect it was at peak flow for that day. Double Run enters a beautiful gorge just after it disappears away from the state road. Its about 1 mile long and drops 160 feet on its way to the doah .I'm glad I was able to show Marc and Brad the run! It was at a very pushy level,with few eddys .I'm glad the main gorge was mostly free of wood,and that I knew were I was going! I was reminded of the the run for days, as I would look out the window behind my house, and see three sets of footprints in the snow leading to Double Run!