Scott Run

Old Dominion Drive to Potomac River

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June 5, 2006

Trip Report

ReporterJohn Alden

This rapid is so much fun. There are lines on both sides and you have to link three and four moves together before you get to the eddy above the falls. If the water is high enough in the Potomac (many, many stars aligning) you can run the final twenty feet of gradient. Even without the waterfall, this rapid is high quality.
The rain came, and came, and came some more.... 13 inches in three days. Scott's Run is a rare treat that offers several fun class 3 rapids and the final gorge that gets close to class 5.