Cowpasture

Paddled from Williamsville to Scotchtown Draft Rd. at 175 cfs on the Bullpasture gauge, about a 2 hour trip. This is about as low as I'd go, but I only scraped in a few places. This would make a nice tandem trip at 200 or 250. It's about half a mile on the Bull down to the confluence. I'd always assumed these streams were about equal volume, but the day I was there the Cowpasture was a tiny creek, probably contributing under 100 cfs. Even at low water the Cowpasture moves along pretty well and there are relatively frequent cobble bars where the current gets focused. There are some good surfing waves, and near the end there's a more ledgy rapid that's probably II+ or III- depending on level. Almost all forested, and relatively clear, cold water even in June. Easy, bikeable shuttle. Takeout river left just past the Scotchtown bridge. Since this is a short trip you could easily extend by going down to the bridge where the main road crosses (678) and there's a large gravel pullout.