Cane Creek

Fall Creek Falls State Park to Highway 30

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February 1, 2005

Trip Report

ReporterKirk Eddlemon

Here are some numbers I just crunched:

Falls to Piney Creek - 2.2 miles at 172 ft/mile

Steepest mile - 220 ft/mile from mile 0.3 to mile 1.3

steepest stretch - 250 ft/mile for 0.4 miles (second gorge)

Piney Creek to takeout - 4.8 miles at 42 ft/mile

Piney Creek to hikeout - 1 mile at 75 ft/mile

total length and gradient - 7 miles with 580 ft of drop