Middle Creek (Catoctin Creek trib.)

March 2, 2007
This creek is not for Class 3 paddlers--at least not the upstream part. There is a Class 4-5 drop upstream of the Spruce Run confluence near the road, which my two competent partners portaged, and where I flipped (there was a small tree in the way). Below this were three more Class 4-5 rapids that needed scouting, with constant action in between. The gauge was at around 4.3. This run was better than expected!!! Fun, but rocky and challenging. Oh, and two low-water bridges; one was a mandatory portage.