Cheat, Shavers Fork
1. Spruce to US Route 250 (Cheat Bridge)
March 27, 2011
Trip Report
| Reporter | Michael Abernethy |
Unfortunately this section of the river is either unaccessible when the river is running due to snow melt (the roads are not maintained and snowbound) or remote enough that it's tough to get to unless you're in the area when it is raining.
That said, it's absolutely one of the most beautiful areas in all of creation. If you do get the chance to run it, make sure to take some time to pause near the Cheat Mountain Club on river right just before the Cheat Bridge takeout. It's an old hunting and fishing lodge built in 1887 which has played host to the likes of Henry Ford, Thomas Eddison, and John Burroughs. The flat water at the CMC is caused by a large boulder dam just down stream of the lodge. I've never been there with levels high enough to run the dam, but it would definitely make for an interesting bit of play.