Tohickon Creek

Fun little run.

We put on at the so-called secret put in, just upstream of Ralph stover park. Pretty continuous water all the way to the dam at the normal put in. There is a break in the dam, run with a slight left to right angle to hit the break in the hole. Easy move.

From there the first good rapid is just a little downstream and around a left bend. This from what i understand is the so-called green monster. Nice hole top right, and a smaller hole on the bottom left. Easy 2+ move thru the rapid if you can read it. Nice eddy for play on both sides.

Next was a bunch more fast moving class 2 followed by a river left ledge hole. Easy to avoid on the right, or catch the left eddy to play the hole. More fast moving class two water leads you to the three ledges. There is a false ledge before you get to the big three. For intermediates these are all read & run. Easy scouting and portaging on both sides for beginners. Most of the ledges were run down the right side.

Then more fast class two. Not a whole lot of flatwater on the run. Nice!

I can't remember if the rapid split by the rock was above of below the ledges. The left side drops you into a shallow but punchable hole, the right side is a sneak. Easy portage on the right and left. Lots of surfing done in this one.

Next biggie was the race course. Its the longest rapid on the river. Easiest route is down the left, but there are option center & right and some holes to be avoided. Once again, read & run for an intermediate.

The final big rapid had a garage sized rock on the right. There was a nasty log over there, so most of us ran left.

We took out at the big confluence parking lot with the delaware.

Fun run, easy shuttle, good play. A nice one for a beginner looking to bounce up a notch.

Brad.