Raymondskill Creek
SR 2009 to Rte. 209(Raymondskill)
| Difficulty | V+ |
| Length | 1 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 330 fpm |
| Gauge | Bush Kill at Shoemakers, Pa |
| Flow Rate as of 18 minutes | 2.13 ftbelow recommended |
| Reach Info Last Updated | January 21, 2021 |
River Description
Check out this video of Raymondskill on You Tube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUHG-ig6GpI
There is a 20 foot falls called Hackers Falls and a long fun slide above the SR 2009 bridge. These can be accessed by hiking a mile in off a hiking trail. To get here, follow SR 2009 to a T intersection and turn right. Cross Raymondskill Creek and follow the signs for the hiking trail to the right.
Starting at the SR 2009 bridge, the action starts immediately with a 15 foot cascade which can be run on the right or in the middle. Around the bend is another good 15 foot slide also run down the right. After a pool, there is a steep series of ledges dropping another 15 feet. Soon, you will be out scouting Flirting With Disaster. This is a 25 foot drop onto a slide that goes off another 8-10 footer at the bottom. It gets run fairly often but is a scary drop. Not far downstream, you will find a slide into an 8 foot ledge with some trees in the drop. The trees are avoidable but be careful.More small slides and ledges carry you the BIG attraction, Raymondskill Falls.
Raymondskill Falls is a series of 3 cascades/waterfalls dropping close to 150 feet. If you wish to walk around the whole shooting match, it is best to get out on the left, where there is a trail. The first falls is a 50 footer into a cliff on the left with a large tree that is wedged in the falls itself. Portage on the right. The second falls is a 40 foot cascade into a pool. This part is quite SIK but is runable. A lot of water hits the wall on the left so take care to stay in the middle. The third falls is a junky lipped 40-50 footer into a shallow pool. Most paddlers don't run any part of this but those seeking one more thrill can run the middle falls and take out on the left bank. A short carry up the hill takes you to the parking lot.
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Here is a video of hacker falls @ 2.52 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOR2IXAGA-c
& Flirting with disaster @ 1.89, if I lived closer I wouldn't have run it at that level (seemed a little low) but after a 2 hour drive I couldn't pass it up. Planning on getting back to it when the gauge reaches 2.5 again.
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOR2IXAGA-c
Hacker Falls @ 2.52
Melissa Morgan runs a nice line on Hackers. Nice drop to start the run
Jesse Vollick nails his first time down Iron Staircase. Graham's Slam is in the background
At the lip of the 2nd drop of Raymondskill Falls
Someone put their eyes on the iron staircase and it was greatly cut down and all points(jagged limbs) cut off down to a low water mark. the huge trunk remains but is much more managable. Good river Karma to someone
Ran it last Saturday at 2.10. Although it was low all the drops were still good to go. The drop right under the bridge had a really shallow landing and one member of our group pitoned pretty hard. If you're running it at this level just make sure you use good paddle signals to make sure you dont land on your pitoned buddy. At this level it was more of a class IV plop and drop, but with the absolute must make eddy before the unrunnable big one, it deserves respect. I think next time we'll set someone with a line at the final must make eddy just in case.
Guage at 2.47 steady today. Newbie run for two of us. Taken down from the top by veterans Jeff Ackerman and Wayne 'GMan'. Perfect 1st time level. Just the right amount of adrenaline without the extreme.
Raymondskill ran at a medium high level today. The Bushkill gauge peaked at around 2.3. I ran Flirting with Disaster and afterwards because of the higher water decided it was more suitably named than at lower water. It was more of a 'within inches of Disaster' today. Higher water pushed me further left at the bottom than my 2 previous runs @ around 2.1(Bushkill). The wall on the left at the bottom really comes into play at higher levels. Watch your elbows and eyes. Scout and use good judgement on this one. It couldn't have a better name.