Glade Creek (New River tributary)
Beckley Water Supply Reservoir to the confluence with Pinch Creek(Upper Glade)
| Difficulty | IV |
| Length | 6.3 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 150 fpm |
| Reach Info Last Updated | May 24, 2009 |
River Description
Takeout Latitude: 37,45,50N
Takeout Longitude: 81,02,37W
Good intro to creeking. Some cool boulder drops. Mostly bedrock rapids. One ten foot waterfall about 2/3s of the way down. A nice 4 stage waterfall right above the takeout. There is an old logging road down the river right side, making for easy portages.
The takeout is at the parking area where the pinch creek enters Glade Creek or continue on for another 7 miles of similiar whitewater.
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Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportIf you're planning on running Glade Creek in Raleigh make sure you leave enough time and daylight for scouting and portaging. There is some wood in nearly every rapid. We had 4 mandatory portages, one mandatory monkey crawl, and two pins on logs. What normally takes us 1:45-2 hours took 3. When you go take a saw, a rope and your 'A' game.
I'd call it Class 4-5. There are two big falls, one next to the road, that are a bit stiff with a lot of water. The long, smooth bedrock slides are fun, but a little intimidating if you don't know what's ahead.
Great level
Great Level
I Pray before I boat!!
Hole is a little tough at bottom.
May require quicktime 6 to play, in MP4 format.
Bernie ran just left of the boof rock and piton'd hard at the bottom of the drop.
Paddle Recovered, A big thanks to Matt McMillion!!!!
Hey there, I lost a paddle on this run. Its a Pothole Slasher, and has my name on it. Lost it on Sunday april 28 about a mile above the take out. There is a reward for it. Email me at Badswim@hotmail.com
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This is the Rapid that swallowed my Pothole Slasher Paddle.
This falls is just above the take-out parking lot. Its a three tiered drop with an 8 foot ledge, a 14 foot shallow ledge, and a final slide.
If you don't want to run it, well, its roadside and the beer coolers in your truck are within sight.