Deckers Creek

Very nice 6 mi run for beginners and intermediates. Starts off with some fun II's and a III here or there mixed in, with the last half pretty easy. The creek gets progressively calmer as you near Morgantown and provides great scenery. There is a jogging/biking trail that follows the creek nearby for the majority of the run, but other than that, you probably won't see anybody else out there

LOCATION START: Good Start point is at the intersection of Pixler Hill rd and Rt. 7 (earl core rd.). If coming from Morgantown or I-68, Pixler Hill rd is about 1/8th of a mile before Tyrone rd. At the intersection of Pixler Hill and Rt. 7 there is a bridge crossing the creek. This is where we put in, but parking was hard to come by. We ended up leaving the car on the side of an offstreet after dropping the kayaks off.

LOCATION END: A good public lot at the end point is at Hazel Ruby McQuain Riverfront Park. This is where the creek dumps out into the Monongahela river. It is also near the intersection of Beechurst and the Westover Bridge in Morgantown. Any parking down by the river near this is suitable as you can paddle to you car's area.

Also, if you want a shorter trip or one omitting the easy stuff, you can park near the exit of I-68 and rt.7 (sabreton exit) as your endpoint. There is a big gravel area near the offramp where you can park without trouble. This will be a 2.5 mile run or so of mainly II and III.

WARNING: Starting your run any further east (away from Morgantown) down Rt. 7 is very difficult. Just scouting all the large boulders and drops made me a little nervous. Some real IV's and V's that way. Experts only. Everything west of Tyrone rd. and Pixler Hill Rd is realtively safe though.