Hardware, N. Fork

Red Hill (Route 708) to Hardware River (Route 20)

DifficultyII-V
Length7.1 mi
Avg Gradientn/a
GaugeHardware River Bl Briery Run Nr Scottsville, Va
Flow Rate as of 1 hour
24 cfsbelow recommended
Reach Info Last UpdatedJuly 28, 2024

River Description

See Also:

Classic Virginia Rivers, Ed Grove (1992 ed), p. 212.

Virginia Whitewater, Roger Corbett (2000 ed.), p. 320.


River Features

Put In

Distance: 0 mi

Take Out

Distance: 6 mi
Take Out

GM
George Michie

Dec 6, 2020


Ran part of this section 12/5/2020 from below the dam down to Old Lynchburg Rd bridge at ~2000 cfs. Solid class III with 2 or 3 class III+ - IV rapids. Exciting 45 minute - 1 hour paddle. Folks I ran with did a second lap.