Paddlers can get a couple more bits of rapids by putting in at ARO, about a quarter of a mile upstream of Hole Bros. This requires climbing down a staircase and permission from the company. From this putin, you can paddle up to the waterfall (pictured).

This and Route 3 Wave are the two most famous Park-&-Play spots on the Black. Hole Brothers is best below 2000 cfs, but it can be played higher.

This is the first rapid after the I-81 bridge; scout it left (or from the road on the right at high water). The 'True Path' is the usual line here; start center-left, avoid the first hole on the left, and power left to avoid the second hole (and Molly's Crack!) in the middle.

B-Line is run above 4500 Start Center, and then cut all the way right to the corner of the old factory.

This is a big-&-burly playspot when the Black is running really high (ca. 10,000 cfs or higher). Just downstream of Knife Edge, it is accessible by Rte. 12E, North of the river. Look for the big blue building (Torres Auto Repair); park on the road next to the river, head on out, and surf yer braims owwwt!

Update: Since spring 2011 ICS has not reappeared.  The wave behind ICS does come in above 20,000cfs.

Just below the Glen Park Dam.

Easily portaged by going to the right of the dam. There is an obvious path that the commercial rafting companies use. Follow the trail all the way down to the fish ladder or rock scramble back down to put in for Three Rocks.

If you choose to run Glen Park Falls you'll want to head left. Often you'll have to wait for the water to 'turn on,' which is a good opportunity to scout the last drop for debris that likes to collect there. Glen Park Falls can be run several ways but best to avoid being munched by the hole at the bottom.

Locals gauge the flow by checking out the square on the dam. When the square is 1/3 covered it is runnable but scrapy; 1/2 covered is ideal ; 2/3 covered it starts to get pushy. Generally a 1/2 covered square is about 2000 cfs going through the canyon.

Just below Glen Park Falls. Scramble down the rocks if portaging.

The rapid has changed in the past decade to a straight forward wave train.

This rapid zigs and then zags. Watch out for the giant rock at the bottom of Zag, which has pinning potential at low water.

One good line is to run center-to-right through a diagonal hole, catch the eddy, and then head into the middle through the mess to finish the rapid.

As of 2013 a large rock fell into the pool beyond Cruncher. This raised the pool level and has covered *the* hole at the bottom.

Below Cruncher is a crumbling dam that creates the rapids Rocket Ride/Poop Chute. It's worth noting that at medium to high flows a low head can form depending on the flow through the canyon and the level of the pool below. Scout if you have any concerns.

The dam in the past decade has also seen the effects of heavy erosion. Watch for rebar and undercuts forming just under the surface of the lip, especially closer to right (Poop Chute.)

The Rocket Ride, a sloping drop across an old dam, covers most of the river. It's so scary, you'd better run it backwards. Be sure to run it to the left, rebar has appeared in the center and towards the right side.

The Poop Chute is a narrow and squirrelly line on the right. Try to run it upright, and don't get mashed up against the Wailing Wall below.

A small or giant wave train depending on the flows

Hidden by the horizon line, a diagonal hole pushes into a sharp under-cut shelf. Punch the shoulder on the right or get stuffed!

Something has shifted on the run out and created a nice steep, surfable wave

Just after the plant, take out on river right and climb up the hill with your boat to the cars, parked on the road in Brownville. Rafters take out at the dam, 2 miles of flatwater downstream in Dexter.

Another option is to climb up along the bridge on river left into the parking lot above.